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Tell el Amarna it was the capital city of Egypt at Akhenaton period, it was the worship of god Aten, when Akhenaton get the throne of Egypt he transferred the capital of Egypt from Theba to Tell el Amarna at el Minya, The new worship for the new god was quickly reflected in the type of art, as the main principle for the new religion was that the king is no longer a god as they used to believe before specially in the Old Kingdom, he was just a normal person who is ruling the country, so it was normal for the king to be shown in the statues or the paintings while he is sharing emotions with his family members not in a traditional attitude while holding the scepter.
Feast your eyes with the tombs of tell el Amarna, that is consists of only 19 tombs that located in the south of the city, below the tombs be witness with the glory of the most important and preserved tombs for the high officials in the reign of King Akhenaton.
The Tomb of Huya:
The Northern section tombs of Tell El Amarna host some wonderfully decorated tombs. There is the wonderful tomb of Huya, the superintendent, Huya was the steward of Queen Tiyi (the mother of the Akhenaton) and also you will find in the tomb some scenes for the royal family accompanied with Queen Tiyi while they were sharing some activities with the owner of the tomb, which was the main feature of the art at that period, representing the royal family while sharing some emotions.
The Tomb of Mery-Re I:
Keen to scout around the gleaming finds Mery-Re Tomb, He was High rank priest of god Aten. The tomb it is famous for its wonderful colors that seem as if it was never created more than 3500 years in the past. In the walls you can find a scene for a table full of offering under the solar disk which showing the presence of god Aten. There is another scene in the right wall showing the temple of Aten while the King was attending there.
The Tomb of Aye:
This is considered to be the finest tomb remaining in the necropolis, Aye was a high officials. Many fascinating paintings are spread all over the inner walls of the Tomb of Aye. This tomb is the most well preserved tomb in the cemetery, the most important scene in the tomb is showing Ay and his wife receiving collars from the king and Queen Nefertiti.
