The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti (New Aspects of Antiquity)

Amarna and Its People

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The definitive account of Amarna, which combines a detailed account of the city and its inhabitants with an authoritative overview of the archaeology and history of the site - the fruits of more than three decades of research by world-renowned Egyptologist Barry Kemp

A city of temples, royal palaces, civic offices and elite tombs, and simultaneously a city of small-scale mud-brick dwellings, Amarna was an ‘urban village’, where most of its citizens were only two or three steps removed in the social scale from the king himself.

Barry Kemp evokes the unique character of this famous capital, bringing to life its people, from Akhenaten, Nefertiti and the royal family to priests and craftsmen, in this brilliantly written and imaginatively conceived account of the mysterious Amarna interlude.
Extent: 320 pp
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 287
Publication date: 2013-08-27
Size: 24.7 x 18.5 cm
ISBN: 9780500291207

Press Reviews

Professor Barry Kemp, perhaps the world’s most experienced Egyptologist, has devoted over 30 years to Amarna’s exploration and excavation. In this book he is able to offer unparalleled insights into the life and times of the citizens of ancient Egypt and of the exceptional man, the so-called 'heretic pharaoh', who ruled over them more than three millennia ago
Colin Renfrew, University of Cambridge

More than any other study that I am aware of, Kemp’s book succeeds in bringing to life the day-to-day workings of this ancient Egyptian capital … A superb book, written and illustrated by a superb archaeologist and scholar of ancient Egypt
Antiquity

Kemp brilliantly combines history, archaeology, and art history to develop a complete picture of the onetime capital of ancient Egypt … A beautiful and informative book, a rare find for experts and general readers alike
Publishers Weekly

Well-written and clearly structured … very well illustrated
Egyptian Archaeology

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