{"id":593,"date":"2022-06-24T17:27:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T17:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancientegyptblog.com\/?p=593"},"modified":"2023-01-29T11:23:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T11:23:01","slug":"limestone-parapet-from-amarna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ancientegyptblog.com\/?p=593","title":{"rendered":"Limestone Parapet from Amarna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here is a limestone \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\ude19\ud80c\udf09 fragment of a parapet (c. 1352-1336 B.C.E., New Kingdom Amarna Period) that depicts the pharaoh \ud80c\ude50\ud80c\ude7b Akhenaten \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udd5c\ud80d\udc0d\ud80c\ude16 and Nefertiti \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udfed. A parapet is a low wall, and it may have been part of a temple \ud80c\ude5f\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude50 at one point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the image \ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udfcf, Nefertiti \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udfed is offering cartouches to the Aten \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3. These cartouches do not belong to Akhenaten \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udd5c\ud80d\udc0d\ud80c\ude16, but to the Aten \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3 itself which is different because cartouches were usually for pharaohs. Also strange is that other gods \ud80c\udeb9\ud80c\udeb9\ud80c\udeb9 are mentioned in the Aten\u2019s \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3 cartouches, even while the Egyptian religion was banned. These might be early cartouches, before a complete ban took effect. There is also a lot of debate because does this mean that Akhenaten \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udd5c\ud80d\udc0d\ud80c\ude16 was the Aten \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3 on Earth \ud80c\uddfe\ud80c\uddfe, or were they two \ud80c\udffb separate beings?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ancientegyptblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/269808284_922352615148190_7788848926209700896_n_17903743340281319-819x1024.jpg?resize=580%2C725&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ancientegyptblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/269808284_922352615148190_7788848926209700896_n_17903743340281319.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ancientegyptblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/269808284_922352615148190_7788848926209700896_n_17903743340281319.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ancientegyptblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/269808284_922352615148190_7788848926209700896_n_17903743340281319.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ancientegyptblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/269808284_922352615148190_7788848926209700896_n_17903743340281319.jpg?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ancientegyptblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/269808284_922352615148190_7788848926209700896_n_17903743340281319.jpg?resize=1200%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ancientegyptblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/269808284_922352615148190_7788848926209700896_n_17903743340281319.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Front side of the limestone parapet from Amarna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a closer look at the cartouches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(\ud80c\ude0c\ud80c\ude0c\ud80c\udd4a\ud80c\udef9\ud80c\udf9b\ud80c\udc9d\ud80c\udfee\ud80c\udfdb\ud80d\udc1d\ud80c\ude0c) &#8211; \u201c &#8220;The living Re-Horakhty, Rejoicing in the horizon&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(\ud80d\udc1d\ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\udd91\ud80d\udc1d\ud80c\udd84\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udfee\ud80d\udc1d\ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3) &#8211; \u201cIn his name as Shu, who is in the Aten&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in the image\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udfcf, Aten \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3 is extending light rays to Akhenaten \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udd5c\ud80d\udc0d\ud80c\ude16 and Nefertiti \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udfed. The light rays are represented by lines, with hands \ud80c\udca7\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udfe6 on the end that are holding Ankhs \ud80c\udef9\ud80c\udef9\ud80c\udef9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ancientegyptblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/269814945_622813545812435_6579691838198998684_n_17930251267931622-973x1024.jpg?resize=580%2C610&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ancientegyptblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/269814945_622813545812435_6579691838198998684_n_17930251267931622.jpg?resize=973%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 973w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ancientegyptblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/269814945_622813545812435_6579691838198998684_n_17930251267931622.jpg?resize=285%2C300&amp;ssl=1 285w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ancientegyptblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/269814945_622813545812435_6579691838198998684_n_17930251267931622.jpg?resize=768%2C809&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ancientegyptblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/269814945_622813545812435_6579691838198998684_n_17930251267931622.jpg?resize=1200%2C1263&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ancientegyptblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/269814945_622813545812435_6579691838198998684_n_17930251267931622.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Obverse side of the limestone parapet from Amarna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the obverse side of the limestone \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\ude19\ud80c\udf09 fragment of a parapet (c. 1352-1336 B.C.E., New Kingdom Amarna Period) that depicts the pharaoh \ud80c\ude50\ud80c\ude7b Akhenaten \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udd5c\ud80d\udc0d\ud80c\ude16 (left) and Nefertiti \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udfed (right).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The piece is in such poor condition because after the death \ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udff1 of Akhenaten \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udd5c\ud80d\udc0d\ud80c\ude16, his city was abandoned and fell to disarray. This makes the hieroglyphs \ud80c\udeb9\ud80c\udf03\ud80c\udfea difficult to translate but I will try! Also, many of the buildings were destroyed by Rameses II \ud80c\udc69\ud80c\udc5b\ud80c\ude18\ud80c\udd1f\ud80c\udef4\ud80c\uddd3 and the materials were then used to build \ud80d\udc0d\ud80c\udca4\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udef4\ud80c\udc27 one of his temples \ud80c\ude5f\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude50\ud80c\udfe6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s read some hieroglyphs \ud80c\udeb9\ud80c\udf03\ud80c\udfea! This is the third column from the left:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(\ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udd5c\ud80d\udc0d\ud80c\ude16) &#8211; cartouche of Akhenaten<br>\ud80d\udc19\ud80c\ude7b &#8211; \u201cTrue of Voice\u201d or \u201cJustified\u201d<br>\ud80c\udea2\ud80c\udc9d\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udfe4 &#8211; Lifetime<br>\ud80c\udd91 &#8211; \u201che\u201d or \u201chis\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAkhenaten, true of voice, in his lifetime\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a limestone \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\ude19\ud80c\udf09 fragment of a parapet (c. 1352-1336 B.C.E., New Kingdom Amarna Period) that depicts the pharaoh \ud80c\ude50\ud80c\ude7b Akhenaten \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udd5c\ud80d\udc0d\ud80c\ude16 and Nefertiti \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\udd24\ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udfed. 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