Amarna

[ uh-mahr-nuh ]

/ əˈmɑr nə /

adjective (sometimes lowercase)

of or relating to the period in ancient Egyptian history described on cuneiform tablets (Amarna tablets) that were found in 1887 at Tell el Amarna and contain the correspondence (Amarna letters) from neighboring kings and governors to Amenhotep IV and his father Amenhotep III.

Example sentences from the Web for amarna

Much of the evidence can be roughly dated, and fortunately the age already illuminated by the Amarna tablets can be recognised.

The Religion of Ancient Palestine |Stanley A. Cook
The preceding paragraphs touch only the fringe of an important subject—the Palestinian pantheon in and after the Amarna age.

The Religion of Ancient Palestine |Stanley A. Cook
The Tell el Amarna letters have done much to clear up a portion of Egyptian history, previously not understood.

The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X) |Various
The Tell el Amarna letters and those discovered in Palestine reveal precisely this state of affairs.

Biblical Geography and History |Charles Foster Kent

It brings back the Tell el Amarna tablets and all your kindness and unselfish labour.

The Vanishing Man |R. Austin Freeman

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Amarna

adjective (sometimes lowercase)

Example sentences from the Web for amarna