Akhenaten Talatat Project Conservation

Akhenaten Talatat Project Conservation

Talatat blocks, possibly derived from the Arabic word talata meaning “three,” measure roughly three handspans long. Characterized by their Amarna style and smaller size compared to conventional building blocks, they are the result of King Akhenaten’s (1352-1336 BC) goal to urgently erect religious b...

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Corporate Author: The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).

Other Authors: Gohary, Jocelyn (Project director), Ismail, Rawya (Assistant Project Director:)

Format: Book

Language: English

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Akhenaten, King of Egypt
New Kingdom > 18th dynasty
Egypt > Antiquities

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  • The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) managed the implementation of the Akhenaten Talatat Project Conservation. The project’s objective was to clean, conserve, photograph, and record approximately 16,000 talatat blocks found in the Pennsylvania Magazine, a result of King Akhenaten’s reign. Dr. Jocelyn Gohary directed the project with assistant director Dr. Rawya Ismail, and conservation work was made possible with the support of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (formerly the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities).