Talatat are limestone blocks [1] of standardized size (c. 27 by 27 by 54 cm, corresponding to 1 ⁄ 2 by 1 ⁄ 2 by 1 ancient Egyptian cubits) used during the 18th Dynasty reign of the Pharaoh …

Talatat began to come to light during excavations and restoration work carried out by French archaeologists from the 1840s onwards, and by the 1960s more than 30,000 had been …

Apr 14, 2022 · Pharaoh Akhenaten attempted a revolution in Egyptian religious views with his Aten cult, and also in construction by using the smaller talatat blocks.

Here, as early as the second quarter of the 19th century, the ruins of Karnak and Luxor had begun to yield blocks of a standard dimension, 52 x 25 x 22 cm., which the natives called “talatat.”

Mar 21, 2025 · Akhetaten 𓈌𓏏𓉐𓇋𓏏𓈖𓊖 was the capital of Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 during the reign 𓋾𓈎𓏏 of Akhenaten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅞𓐍𓈖. Talatat from Amarna at the MET. The top talatat shows …

Apr 23, 2021 · King Akhenaten constructed a number of temples in Karnak early in his reign, before moving the capital to Amarna. These temples were constructed with small blocks, …

The "Talatat" refers to a unique type of building block used in ancient Egyptian architecture, specifically during the reign of Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV), the pharaoh known for his religious …

Talatat Name for small blocks of sandstone (on average 55 x 25 x 25 cm) used to construct Akhenaten 's Aten temples and palaces in Karnak and El-`Amarna . Because they were all the …

Talatat are stone blocks of standardized size (c. 27 by 27 by 54 cm, corresponding to 1⁄2 by 1⁄2 by 1 ancient Egyptian cubits) used during the 18th dynasty reign of the Pharaoh Akhenaten in the …

This relief comes from the short end of a talatat, a limestone block of standardized size used during the 18th Dynasty reign of the Pharaoh Akhenaten in the building of the Aton temples at …