Small Aten Temple, Amarna

Name: Small Aten Temple
Address: Amarna, Egypt

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The Small Aten Temple is a temple to the Aten located in the ancient Egyptian city of Amarna. It is one of the two major temples in the city, the other being the Great Temple of the Aten. It is situated next to the King's House and near the Royal Palace, in the central part of the city. Original known as the Hwt-Jtn or Mansion of the Aten, it was probably constructed before the larger Great Temple. Its only contemporary depiction is found in the tomb of Tutu. Like the other structures in the city, it was constructed quickly, and hence was easy to dismantle and reuse the material for later construction. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 27°38'43"N, 30°53'47"E

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Small Aten Temple – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thutmose, Tombs of the Nobles, Southern Tomb 11, Amarna Tomb 3.

0.6 miS
Monuments and statues
Thutmose, Amarna
16 min walk • Thutmose, also known as "The King's Favourite and Master of Works, the Sculptor Thutmose", was an Ancient Egyptian sculptor. He flourished around 1350 BC, and is thought to have been the official court sculptor of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten in the latter part of his reign.
1.3 miNE
Tomb
Tombs of the Nobles, Amarna
33 min walk • Located in Middle Egypt, the Tombs of the Nobles at Amarna are the burial places of some of the powerful courtiers and persons of the city of Akhetaten. The tombs are in two groups, cut into the cliffs and bluffs in the east of the dry bay of Akhetaten.
1.3 miNE
Tomb
Southern Tomb 11, Amarna
33 min walk • Southern Tomb 11 is an ancient sepulchre located at Amarna, Egypt. It was used for the burial of Ramose, whose titles included, "Royal scribe, Commander of troops of the Lord of the Two Lands, Steward of Nebmaatra ".
1.3 miNE
Tomb
Amarna Tomb 3, Amarna
33 min walk • Amarna Tomb 3 is a rock-cut cliff tomb located in Amarna, Upper Egypt. The tomb belonged to the Ancient Egyptian noble Ahmes, who served during the reign of Akhenaten.
1.3 miNE
Tomb
Amarna Tomb 7, Amarna
33 min walk • Amarna tomb 7 was one of the Southern tombs at Amarna, Egypt. It belonged to Parennefer, who was a pure handed cupbearer of the king's Person. The facade of the tomb depicts scenes with Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Meritaten, and Meketaten offering to the Aten.
1.3 miNE
Tomb
Southern Tomb 23, Amarna
33 min walk • Southern Tomb 23 is a sepulchre in Amarna, Egypt. It was used for the burial of Any, whose titles included, Royal scribe, Scribe of the offering-table of the Aten, Steward of the estate of Aakheperura.
1.3 miNE
Tomb
Amarna Tomb 5, Amarna
33 min walk • Amarna Tomb 5 is an ancient sepulchre in Amarna, Upper Egypt. It was built for the courtier Pentu, and is one of the six Northern tombs at Amarna. The burial is located to the south of the tomb of Meryra. It is very similar to the tomb of Ahmes. The sepulchre is T-shaped and its inner chamber would have served as the burial chamber.
1.3 miNE
Tomb
Anonymous Tombs in Amarna, Amarna
33 min walk • The Anonymous Tombs in Amarna are ancient Tombs of Nobles at the Royal Wadi in Amarna, Upper Egypt. They consist of both sepulchres and burial pits in varying stages of construction.
1.3 miNE
Tomb
Southern Tomb 25, Amarna
33 min walk • Southern Tomb 25 is a sepulchre in Amarna, Egypt. It was intended for the burial of Ay, who later became Pharaoh, after the 18th Dynasty king Tutankhamun.
1.3 miNE
Tomb
Meryre II, Amarna
33 min walk • Meryre II was an ancient Egyptian noble known as the superintendent of Queen Nefertiti, and held the title of royal scribe, steward, overseer of the two treasuries, overseer of the royal harem of Nefertiti. He had a tomb constructed at Amarna, although his remains have never been identified.
0.5 miNE
Ruins
Great Aten Temple, Amarna
12 min walk • The Great Temple of the Aten was a temple located in the city of el-Amarna, Egypt. It served as the main place of worship of the deity Aten during the reign of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten. Akhenaten ushered in a unique period of ancient Egyptian history by establishing the new religious cult dedicated to the sun-disk Aten.

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Which popular attractions are close to Small Aten Temple?

Nearby attractions include Great Aten Temple, Amarna (12 min walk), Thutmose, Amarna (16 min walk).