AMARNA WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF THE SETTLEMENT?

is located on the east bank

of the Nile, halfway between NORTH CITY
memphis and thebes in the NORTHERN
PALACE
province of El-Minia and
NORTHERN
covers an area of 8 miles TOMBS
1392-1295 BC
ATEN TEMPLE

CLIMATE NILE
TOMB OF
WORKMENS
AKHENATEN
VILLAGE
hot and dry
scanty rainfall
frequent draughts and floods
SOUTHERN
TOPOGRAPHY
TOMBS
narrow strip of fertile alluvial nile
valley
flat land
desert in west
mediterranean sea in the north
barren lands and cliffs

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 WHAT ARE THE
ORGANIZING
RESOURCES PRINCIPLES OF THE
SETTLEMENT? GRAND PALACE
flood planes.
King Akhetaten decided to build
Nile river. his own palace
Palace of nobles and lesser nobles
surrounds the north palace
Latter part of civilization was build
taking this settlement into account
ECONOMIC
Agriculture sole occupation It was believed the settlement was
The city built to serve as palace city blessed by Aten god and thus a lot
of temples were build dedicated to
by Akheaten
him
LINEAR ARRANGEMENTS OF
STRUCTURES ON BOTH SIDES OF
ROYAL ROAD
(USED PRINCIPALLY FOR HORSE
POLITICAL DRIVEN CHARRIOTS) JOINING TWO
IMPORTANT SPACES
Unrest due to hitties and assyrians GRAND PALACE IN NORTH
around 1327BC KINGS PALACE AND TEMPLE OF
ATTEN IIN SOUTH (WHERE THE ROAD
FINALLY TERMINATES)

ROYAL ROAD TERMINATES AT

THE KINGS PALACE

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RELIGIOUS WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT SPACES OF THE SETTLEMENT?
Akhenaten abolished the usual
norm of worship of Amun the sun
God and preached God Aten instead
No judgement before Osiris
Making to afterlife based on
Akhenatens teachings
Deceased not shown in mummy
form but are dressed and wear wigs
Amarna religious centre
SOCIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPING
Monarchy prevailed
Pharaoh the sole leader
Rich people assigned to big
Estates also had priests
There were nobles engineers,doctors,scribes,
craftsmen, soldiers farmers and masons
Women given equal rights

DEFENCE

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 URBAN LANDSCAPE WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE IDENTIFIED SPACE?

Unlike most of the egyptian

settlements this is located away GRAND PALACE
from the nile valley and hence is
not raised on any tell,is a flat
piece of land rather
THE ROYAL ROAD CONNECTS SOME
OF THE IMPORTANT SRTUCTURES
SUCH AS

GRAND PALACE
THE NORTH CITY
THE QUEENS PALACE
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE THE KINGSTOMBS
THE GREAT ATEMS TEMPLE AND
Temple and palace along royal FINALLY ENDS AT THE GREAT
avenue, parallel to nile PALACE (KINGS PALACE)
Thoroughfare spanned by brick
bridge

URBAN MOBILITY ROYAL ROAD TERMINATES AT

THE KINGS PALACE
Low urban mobility
The city was built as a new
capital for the pharaoh Akhenaten
and was abadoned after he died

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 GRID IRON PATTERN WHAT ARE THE ORGANIZING PRINCIPLES OF THE SPACE?
No rigid grid NO PUBLIC SPACE WAS FOUND AS
SUCH IN THE SETTLEMENT SO THE
Clusters of small villages IMPORTANT ELEMENT TEMPLE OF
ATTEN IS BEING EXPLAINED

LEGISLATION
Harsh laws
Based on common sense of right
and wrong
Worst crime tomb raiding,subject to
exile mutilation , drowning
beheading etc.
Law officials hired
Later 8 books with legal codes were
made and had to be followed by all
AESTHETICS
White washed, mud-brick
construction
Important ones faced with local
stone
Sculptures installed at various public
places SMALL ATEN TEMPLE

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