Release date: 15th October 2012
Published by: Thames and Hudson
ISBN No: 978 0500051733
The ancient site of Tell el-Amarna in Middle Egypt was the capital city of the
heretic pharaoh Akhenaten and his chief consort, Nefertiti. Occupied for just
sixteen or so years in the fourteenth century BC, the city lay largely abandoned
and forgotten until excavations over the last hundred years brought it back into
prominence. Based on more than three decades of research and excavation by Barry
Kemp, the world authority on the city and its enigmatic pharaoh, this definitive
account provides new insight into Amarna and its people. Professor Kemp brings
to life the royal family and their offspring, including Tutankhamun, as well as
prominent citizens such as the high priest Panehsy, the vizier Nakht, the
general Ramose, and the sculptor Thutmose. It is a tour de force of
archaeological writing, brilliantly illustrated with more than 260 photographs,
evocative line drawings, and reconstructions by the author.Copyright: The Book Depository Synopsis
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