A tour-de-force of archaeological writing, this is the definitive account of Amarna and its inhabitants NOW IN PAPERBACK!
'Kemp brilliantly combines history, archaeology, and art history to develop a complete picture of the onetime capital of ancient Egypt . a beautiful and informative book, a rare find for experts and general readers alike' - Publishers Weekly 'Professor Barry Kemp, perhaps the world's most experienced Egyptologist, has devoted over thirty years to Amarna's exploration and excavation. In this book he is able to offer unparalleled insights into the life and times of the citizens of ancient Egypt and of the exceptional man, the so-called «heretic pharaoh», who ruled over them more than three millennia ago.' - Colin Renfrew, University of Cambridge City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti A city of temples, royal palaces, civic offices and elite tombs, and simultaneously a city of small-scale mud-brick dwellings, Amarna was an 'urban village', where most of its citizens were only two or three steps removed in the social scale from the king himself.
Barry Kemp evokes the unique character of this famous capital, bringing to life its people, from Akhenaten, Nefertiti and the royal family to priests and craftsmen, in this brilliantly written and imaginatively conceived account of the mysterious Amarna interlude.
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