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234: Destroying Amarna / Splitting Heirs

The History of Egypt Podcast by Dominic Perry

May 25, 202628:20Society & Culture

Sometime in Ramesses II's reign, royal artisans dismantled the city of Akhet-Aten (Amarna). Carefully, methodically, they removed the talatat blocks and carted them away to the nearby town Hemenu (Hermopolis) for reuse i...

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