Amara West
Amara West
Amara West was founded in the 19th Dynasty by Seti I and was probably, at least temporarily, an administrative center. Here was the official residence of the representative of Kush. The fortified city was about 200 x 200 m. Here stood a great temple of Ramesses II, excavated between 1938 and 1950. The town's name was first per-Menmaatre (House of Seti I), was then in Per-Rameses-meri-Amon (House of Ramesses II), and finally changed to Chenem-Waset.
The place has been under excavation since 2008 by a team from the British Museum under Neil Spencer.
Amara East
Amara East was significant in the Meroitic period. The Meroitic name was Pedeme. Here was a temple built by Natakamani. The Lepsius expedition still saw and partially documented eight decorated pillars. Today, only a few remnants of the city walls exist.
References
- ^ Spencer, Patricia (30 January 2002). Amara West. Egypt Exploration Society. ISBN 978-0-85698-150-0. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Neil Spencer, Anna Stevens, Michaela Binder: Amara West, Living in Egyptian Nubia, London 2014, ISBN 978-0-7141-9125-6
- ^ Lobban, Richard (2004). Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia. Scarecrow Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-8108-4784-2. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
