Back المقبرة الملكية لإخناتون Arabic Amarna Grab 26 German TA26 Spanish گورستان سلطنتی اخناتون FA Tombeau d'Akhenaton French Amarnai királysír Hungarian Էխնաթոնի դամբարան HY Tomba reale di Akhenaton Italian Гробница Эхнатона Russian Гробниця Ехнатона Ukrainian
| Royal Tomb of Akhenaten (TA26) | |
|---|---|
| Burial site of Akhenaten and Meketaten | |
 Entrance of the Royal Tomb showing modern flood protection | |
  Royal Tomb of Akhenaten (TA26) | |
| Coordinates | 27°37′34″N 30°59′07″E / 27.6262°N 30.9852°E |
| Location | Royal Wadi, Amarna |
| Discovered | 28 December 1891 (officially) |
| Excavated by | Alessandro Barsanti (1892–94) J.D.S. Pendlebury (1934) |
| Decoration | Royal family under Aten rays; mourning scenes |
| Layout | Straight axis |
The Royal Tomb of Akhenaten is a multichambered tomb where members of the royal family, and possibly Akhenaten, were originally buried in the eastern mountains at Amarna near the Royal Wadi. [1][2] Akhenaten ("Beneficial for Aten")[3] was an Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh who reigned for seventeen years (1355-1338 B.C.E.) from his capital city of Akhetaten ("The Horizon of the Sun's Disc"), known today as Amarna.[4] The Royal Tomb was rediscovered in the 1880s; however, the exact year and who discovered it is up for debate.[5] Excavations and research into the tomb began in 1891 and continue to this day.[6][7] The location of the Royal Tomb, the tomb itself, the artifacts contained within the tomb, and the destruction of parts of the Royal Tomb after Akhenaten's death provide researchers with valuable insights into Akhenaten's reign, including the political environment, and the Amarna Period.[8]
- ^ Kemp, Barry (2014). The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and Its People. London: Thames & Hudson. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-500-29120-7.
- ^ Martin, Geoffrey T. (1974). The Royal Tomb at El-Amarna. Vol. 1. London: Egypt Exploration Society. p. 1.
- ^ Bard, Kathryn A. (2008). An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt. Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-4051-1148-5.
- ^ Kemp, Barry (2014). The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and its People. London: Thames & Hudson. pp. 14–17. ISBN 978-0-500-29120-7.
- ^ Martin, Geoffrey T. (1974). The Royal Tomb at El-Amarna. Vol. I. London: Egypt Exploration Society. p. 4.
- ^ Martin, Geoffrey T. (1974). The Royal Tomb at El-Amarna. Vol. 1. London: Egypt Exploration Society. pp. 5–9.
- ^ Lemos, Rennan (2020). "A New Fragment from the Amarna Royal Tomb". The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 106: 249–253.
- ^ Martin, Geoffrey T. (1989). The Royal Tomb at El-Amarna. Vol. II. London: Egypt Exploration Society. p. 21.