Royal Tomb at Amarna
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The Royal Tomb at Amarna is the rock-cut sepulchre in Akhetaten that served as the primary royal burial place for the pharaoh Akhenaten and members of his family during Egypt’s Amarna Period.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Tomb of Akhenaten | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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rock-cut tomb ⓘ royal tomb ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Amarna Royal Tomb 26
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Royal Tomb of Akhenaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Atenism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Akhenaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Akhenaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Akhenaten
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Princess Meketaten NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Neferneferure NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Setepenre NERFINISHED ⓘ members of Akhenaten's family ⓘ possibly Queen Kiya ⓘ possibly other royal children ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Royal Wadi road from Akhetaten ⓘ |
| constructionStatus | partly unfinished ⓘ |
| culturalContext | New Kingdom Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfConstruction | 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Aten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Egypt Exploration Society
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John Pendlebury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalType | rock-cut corridor tomb ⓘ |
| hasDepictionsOf |
Akhenaten
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Nefertiti NERFINISHED ⓘ royal daughters of Akhenaten and Nefertiti ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
burial chambers
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funerary scenes of Meketaten ⓘ long axial corridor ⓘ scenes of royal family worshipping Aten ⓘ side chambers ⓘ sunken relief decoration ⓘ unfinished chambers ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionType | hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasTombNumber | Amarna Royal Tomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the archaeological zone of Amarna ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Akhetaten
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Amarna NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Royal Wadi at Amarna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient city of Akhetaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Amarna Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBurialPlaceOf | Akhenaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | primary royal burial place of the Amarna court ⓘ |
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