Personal Religion in Domestic Contexts during the New Kingdom: The Impact of the Amarna Period

REVIEW BY ANNA GARNETT The site of Tell el-Amarna presents a unique opportunity to understand aspects of the daily lives of ancient Egyptian people more than 3,000 years ago. The high level of preservation of the ancient city and its environs, as well as the comprehensive excavation and documentation of the site over the past century, provides a fascinating insight into what life was really like for those who lived in the ancient royal city of pharaoh Akhenaten. One particular area of interest at Tell el-Amarna is the evidence for domestic religion in this new royal city, where the focus on the worship of the sun disc Aten was so central to Akhenaten’s religious reforms. How were the ci