Amarna

American  

[uh-mahr-nuh] / əˈmɑr nə /

Rarely amarna

adjective

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

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Example Sentences

Amarna Plummer told NBC Los Angeles that her nephew wasn’t dressed appropriately for gym class and, as a result, was told to run.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023

Situated far from the crowded areas of Amarna, the North Palace offered a quiet retreat for the royal family.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Amenhotep IV built a new city downriver from Thebes that he called Amarna, “the place where the solar orb is transformed.”

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Artwork from Amarna that depicts the royal family often shows Nefertiti with her daughters but not a son.

From Scientific American • Nov. 4, 2022

The Tell el Amarna tablets tell us of the complaints made by the kings of Babylonia of the robbery of caravans in districts nominally under the control of Egypt.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)