ABSTRACT

THEtempleofTelelAmarnacanbereconstructed onlyfromthescenesinthetomb-chapelsofAkhenaten's courtiers,forthebuildingitselfissoutterlydestroyed thatthereremainonlypartsofthefoundationofthe girdle-wallandofthemaingateandamassofbroken stonesandmasonry.Fortunatelytheroyalofficials,who wereconvertedtothenewreligionandtherebyobtained richesandhonours,obtainedalsothatmostcovetedof allpossessions,atombdecoratedattheroyalexpense. TheKing,whowasalsothechiefmissionaryofthenew religion,lostnoopportunityofrecordingtheappearance ofhischieftempletothenewgod,andalltheprincipal tombsofTelelAmarnahavescenesofthecultinthe temple.