Open Access Monograph Series: Amarna Reports

Amarna Reports

The series of six volumes, entitled Amarna Reports, were published by the Egypt Exploration Society between 1984 and 1995 and have been out of print for some time. They are here made available in pdf form, with the agreement of the Egypt Exploration Society. 

The volumes are available at two standards of compression and page resolution. The smaller and lower version is intended for browsing. The larger and higher offers a better resolution of the illustrations. In the case of the photographs, these are scans made from original photographic prints. The pdf files are also available on the Egypt Exploration Society web site.

Amarna Reports I

Introduction and Chapter 1 - Patterns of Activity at the Workmen's Village
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Chapter 2 - Report on the 1983 Excavations. Chapel 561/450 (The "Main Chapel")
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Chapter 3 - Report on the 1983 Excavations. Chapels 570 and 571
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Chapter 4 - Report on the 1983 Excavations. The Animal Pens (Building 400)
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Chapter 5 - Report on the 1983 Excavations. Commodity Delivery Area (Zir Area)
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Chapter 6 - Report on the 1983 Excavations. The Main Quarry
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Chapter 7 - Report on the 1983 Amarna Survey. Survey of the City
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Chapter 8 - A Resistivity Survey at El-Amarna
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Chapter 9 - Ring Bezels at El-Amarna
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Chapter 10 - The Pottery Distribution Analysis
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Chapters 11 and 12 - Preliminary Report on the Faunal Remains from the Workmen's Village / Pottery Cult Vessels from the Workmen's Village
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Chapter 13 - Radiocarbon Date Calibration Using Historically Dated Specimens from Egypt and New Radiocarbon Determinations for El-Amarna
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Chapter 14 and 15 - A Sediments Analysis of Mud and Brick and Natural Features at El-Amarna / Geomorphology and Prehistory at El-Amarna
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Amarna Reports II

Introduction and Chapter 1 - Chapel 561 / 450 (The "Main Chapel")
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Chapter 2 - Painted plaster from the Main Chapel
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Chapter 3 - Chapels 570 and 571 and adjacent ground
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Chapter 4 - Chapel group 528-531
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Chapter 5 - The Amarna Survey: the survey of the city
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Chapter 6 - The hieratic labels, 1979-82
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Chapter 7 - The hieroglyphic wall plaster from Chapel 561
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Chapter 8 - Pottery fabrics and ware groups at el-Amarna
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Chapter 9 - Preliminary report on the botanical remains
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Chapter 10 - Preliminary report on the textiles
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Amarna Reports III

Introduction
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Chapter 1 - Work inside the Walled Village
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Chapter 2 - Building 250 - a set of animal pens
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Chapter 3 - Building 300 - a set of animal pens
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Chapter 4 - Building 540/541
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Chapter 5 - Report on the excavation of floor [873] of the Outer Hall of Chapel 561/450
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Chapter 6 - Report on the 1985 Amarna Survey, the survey of the city
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Chapter 7 -Pottery from the Main Chapel
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Chapter 8 - The Late New Kingdom burial beside the Main Chapel
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Chapter 9 - Late Dynastic pottery from the vicinity of the South Tombs
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Chapter 10 - A Survey at Hatnub
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Amarna Reports IV

Introduction
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Chapter 1 - Work inside the Walled Village (1)
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Chapter 2 - Fragments of a Painted Royal Figure with Artist's Grid
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Chapter 3 - Work inside the Walled Village (2)
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Chapter 4 - Building 200 - Animal Pens and Plant Beds
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Chapter 5 - Completion of the Main Chapel and Further Examination of the Animal Pens
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Chapter 6 - Chapel 556
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Chapter 7 - The Survey of the Site X2
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Chapter 8 - Report on the 1986 Amarna Survey
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Chapter 9 - Report on the 1986 Amarna Pottery Survey
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Chapter 10 - The Pottery from Gate Street 8
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Chapter 11 - Flaked Stone from the Workmen's Village
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Chapter 12 - Ring Bezels with Royal Names at the Workmen's Village 1979-1986
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Chapter 13 - The 1986 Survey of Hatnub
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Amarna Reports V

Introduction
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Chapter 1 - A Large Well beside Building Q48.4
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Chapter 2 - The Excavation of Q48.4
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Chapter 3 - The Pottery Kilns in Building Q48.4
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Chapter 4 - The Evidence for Pottery Making at Q48.4
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Chapter 5 - Report on the 1987 Pottery Survey
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Chapter 6 - Investigation of the Small Aten Temple
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Chapter 7 - A Further Resistivity Survey at El-Amarna
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Chapter 8 - Notes on the Manufacture and Use of Faience Rings at Amarna
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Chapter 9 - Preliminary Report on the Amarna Basketry and Cordage
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Chapter 10 - Artists' Pigments from Amarna
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Chapter 11 - Experimental Determination of the Purpose of a "Box Oven"
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Chapter 12 -Their Staff of Life: Initial Investigations on Ancient Egyptian Bread Baking
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Amarna Reports VI

Introduction
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Chapter 1 - The Excavations of House P45.33
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Chapter 2 - House P46.33: The Finds
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Chapter 3 - House P46.33: The Pottery
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Chapter 4 - Site Formation Processes and the Reconstruction of House P46.33
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Chapter 5 - Excavation and Survey in the Central City, 1988-92
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Chapter 6 - Proton-Magnetometer Surveys in the Main City
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Chapter 7 - Kiln Excavations at P47.20 (House of Ramose Complex)
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Chapter 8 - Construction and Firing of and Experimental Updraught Kiln
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Chapter 9 - The Potters of Deir Mawas, An Ethnoarchaeological Study
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Chapter 10 - The Nature and Use of Ancient Egyptian Potter's Wheels
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Chapter 11 - Collar and Necklace Designs at Amarna: Preliminary Study of Faience Pendants
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Chapter 12 - Umbellifer Fruits (Trachyspermum copticum [L.] Link) from the Workman's Village
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Chapter 13 - Two Studies on Amarna Pigments
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Chapter 14 - Wall Paintings from the Bridge in the Central City
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Chapter 15 - Outlying Temples at Amarna
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Open Access Journal: The Akhetaten Sun

 First posted in AWOL 17 March 2016, updated 12 December 2020]

The Akhetaten Sun

The Amarna period of Egyptian history began during the reign of the pharaoh Amenhotep III nearly 3,400 years ago. This was a period of tremendous artistic and architectural achievement. The famous Colossi of Memnon were built, wonderful additions were made to the temples at Luxor and Karnak, and seeds were sown for a monotheistic religion.

Upon the death of Amenhotep III, his son Amenhotep IV became pharaon of Egypt. This "heretic king" changed his name to Akhenaten, quickly abandoned the pantheon of Egyptian gods and declared the sun-god, Aten, to be the only god. He and his queen, Nefertiti, built a new city, known as Akhetaten (Horizon of the Aten) at the present site of Tell el-Amarna. From there he ruled all Egypt and directed the worship of his one god, Aten.

Following the death of Akhenaten, Tutankhamun (who was born Tutankh-aten, and is believed by a great many Egyptologists to have been Akhenaten's son), returned the religious capital of Egypt to Thebes. The monuments of the "heretic king" were destroyed and the memory of his reign was erased. But the eighteen year reign of Akhenaten had touched upon a religious philosophy and an artistic style that still echoes today.

The Amarna Research Foundation is dedicated exclusively to the advancement of interest and research in the this fascinating slice of ancient history. 

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Aten: Bibliography on Akhenaten and Nefertiti

Aten: Bibliography on Akhenaten and Nefertiti
Ashen Zakharyan

Foreword

Akhenaten was the 10th pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt who reigned over the country for about 17 years about 3.500 years ago. He was known as a heretic king, religious revolutioner. He is especially noted for abandoning traditional Egyptian polytheism and introducing worship centered on the sun disc Aten, which is sometimes described as monotheistic. When he ascended the throne his name was Amenhotep IV, but in his sixth year of rule he changed it to “Akhenaten". He has succeeded his father Amenhotep III. Akhenaten has established a new capital city Akhetaten (Horizon of Aten) at modern Amarna. Aten was the only god and Akhenaten was only intermediary between the Aten and the people.

Akhenaten was married to Nefertiti, one of the most famious queens of ancient Egypt. Nefertiti’s origins are uncertain. Some historians believe that she was a foreign princess and others believe that she was Akhenaten’s relative, daughter of Ay.

After Akhenenaten’s death Egypt returned to the worship of the old gods and the name and image of Akhenaten were erased from his monuments in an effort to wipe out the memory of his ‘heretical’ reign.

The present bibliography is a comprehensive guide to articles and books on Akhenaten and Nefertiti, aimed at scholars, students of Egyptology and general public as well.