Excavated Ancient Palace, Amarna

Name: Excavated Ancient Palace
Address: Amarna, Egypt

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Amarna is an extensive Egyptian archaeological site containing the remains of what was the capital city of the late Eighteenth Dynasty. The city was established in 1346 BC, built at the direction of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, and abandoned shortly after his death in 1332 BC. The name that the ancient Egyptians used for the city is transliterated in English as Akhetaten or Akhetaton, meaning "the horizon of the Aten". ()

Local name: تل العمارنة Coordinates: 27°40'12"N, 30°54'14"E

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Excavated Ancient Palace – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tombs of the Nobles, Southern Tomb 11, Amarna Tomb 3, Amarna Tomb 7.

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Tombs of the Nobles, Amarna
15 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.
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Tomb
Southern Tomb 11, Amarna
15 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 ".
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Tomb
Amarna Tomb 3, Amarna
15 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.
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Tomb
Amarna Tomb 7, Amarna
15 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.
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Tomb
Southern Tomb 23, Amarna
15 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.
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Tomb
Amarna Tomb 5, Amarna
15 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.
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Tomb
Anonymous Tombs in Amarna, Amarna
15 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.
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Tomb
Southern Tomb 25, Amarna
15 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.
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Tomb
Meryre II, Amarna
15 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Excavated Ancient Palace?

Nearby attractions include Amarna Tomb 3, Amarna (15 min walk), Southern Tomb 23, Amarna (15 min walk), Southern Tomb 11, Amarna (15 min walk), Amarna Tomb 5, Amarna (15 min walk).