Amarna (Part 2): Akhenaten’s Priorities and Mindset

A short side episode, concerning Akhenaten’s mind-set around the time he moved to Amarna. Did the King always plan this city? Did he want to live here forever and never leave? And how did he think about the community he was developing? We explore these questions…

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One of the Later Boundary Stelae of Akhet-Aten, located across the river near Tuna el-Gebal (Hermopolis). Akhenaten and Nefertiti worship Aten, accompanied by two of their daughters. The bands of hieroglyphs below proclaim the King’s intentions to never build / expand Akhet-Aten beyond the horizons (Photo Chris Ward 2019).

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