118: House of Aten (The Great Temples at Amarna)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Amarna (Part 5): Great Temples. When he established his new residence-city, Akhenaten made special provision for his god’s house. Two great temples, dedicated to the solar disc, rose on the east bank of the Nile River. Searching the archaeological remains, and scouring the artistic record of these temples, we can get a sense of how Akhenaten worshipped his god; and some of the symbols and meanings he used to express it... Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.net. Select bibliography: Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2012. Barry Kemp, City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and Its People, 2012. J.D.S. Pendlebury, The City of Akhenaten, Part III, Vol II, 1951. Donald B. Redford, Akhenaten: The Heretic King, 1984. Eric Uphill, “The Per Aten at Amarna,” Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 1970. Norman de Garis Davies, The Rock Tombs of el-Amarna, Vol. I: The Tomb of Meryre, 1903. Archive.org. Norman de Garis Davies, The Rock Tombs of el-Amarna, Vol. II: The Tombs of Panehsy and Meryre II, 1905. Archive.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.6	podcast episode 118 the House of Aiten. This is part two in our exploration of
0:57.4	Arkanaten's religion. We've seen its expression and precedence in solar hymns.
1:03.2	Now it's time to see what the Pharaoh actually did when worshiping his God.
1:08.9	More importantly, we will see where he did it.
1:12.4	Visiting the magnificent temples erected in the city of Aachet A'Tin.
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1:35.0	When Aikenenaten decided to set up his new royal residence at Aqet A'ten, he naturally made
1:49.7	provision for the religious facilities he would need to glorify the Sun God.
1:55.0	Every Egyptian city, every palatial compound, needed at its shrines and temples,
2:01.0	and the horizon of Aiten was no exception.
2:04.3	From the very beginning, maybe before anything else, Aikenaten commissioned new temples,
2:10.0	divine houses, for service to his God.
2:13.2	In the central city there are two major temples, one large, one small.
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