1 fev 1421 ano antes da era comum - Malkata palace

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The palace of Malkata, (The place where things are picked up, House of Rejoicing, the palace was known as the Palace of the Dazzling Aten.) The palace complex is located on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes, Upper Egypt in the desert to the south of Medinet Habu.

The palace was built mostly out of mud-brick, and was Amenhotep's residence throughout most of the later part of his reign. Once completed, It was was the largest royal residence in Egypt and also included a temple dedicated to his Great Royal Wife, Tiy, which honors Sobek, the crocodile deity.

A large ceremonial lake was dug to the east of the palace and the palace area was connected to the Nile through a system of canals, which end in a large harbor now called Birket Habu. The harbor and canal connected the palace with the Nile, allowing easy travel across the river to the city of Thebes, which was situated on the eastern bank. There is little evidence of this lake today and little but the foundations of the palace itself remain.

The palace contained many audience halls, central halls, courtyards, villas, smaller palace complexes for the royal family, and apartments for officials.

The royal apartment featured a bedroom, a dressing room, a private audience chamber, and a harem, which, after the reign of Amenhotep III, was used simply for storage.

The palace had a central courtyard, and across from the pharaoh's rooms were apartments for his daughters and son. His Great Royal Wife, Tiye, had her own smaller palace complex diagonally across from the pharaoh's. The palace grounds contained gardens and a large pleasure lake.

The palace was managed by a veritable army of servants and staff. Remains of kitchens near the royal chamber have been found, as well as servant quarters. The palace resembled a complete city, with officials in charge of different sections, such as the gardens and the different apartments and quarters.

Various paintings of the goddess Nekhbet made up the ceiling of the royal bedchamber. The walls were decorated with scenes of wildlife - flowers, reeds, and animals in the marshes, as well as decorative geometric designs, complete with rosettes. Ornate wooden columns painted to resemble lilies supported the ceilings. In the palace archaeologists also found some paintings of the great royal wife, Tiye.

Malqata was abandoned by Akhenaten, when he moved the capital to his new city at Amarna, perhaps in order to break the influence of the powerful priests of the Temple of Amun. However, it may have been re-inhabited by the youthful Tutankhamen, when the traditional religion and capital were restored and the priests of the temple regained their influence in the interwoven religion and government of Ancient Egypt.

Tutankhamen's successor, Ay, probably inhabited the palace briefly, and pharaoh Horemheb after him as well, but by the ascension of Ramesses II, it was simply a minor residence, as the capital was moved to Pi-Ramesses in the far north.

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