Amarna (Part 3): Elite Houses.
The Overseer of Works, Hatiay, was one of Akhenaten’s most prominent and useful servants. He helped build pharaoh’s new city, bringing the vision to life, by organising work teams and resources for the massive construction projects. Along the way, Hatiay received many perks, including one of the nicest houses discovered at the site…
Select Bibliography
Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2014.
Henri Frankfort; H W Fairman; J D S Pendlebury, The City of Akhenaten II: The North Suburb and the Desert Altars, 1933.
Barry Kemp, The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and Its People, 2012.
Donald B. Redford, Akhenaten: The Heretic King, 1984.
Here is the link to the 7-minute YouTube video mentioned in the podcast showing some of the actual excavation work done in the 1930s. (The link may appear elsewhere in the Episode notes, but I did not see it.) —
https://youtu.be/uXVy4cyyTSM