Talatat
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talatat-312-12635864
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Talatat
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Talatat are limestone blocks of standardized size used during the 18th Dynasty reign of the Pharaoh Akhenaten in the building of the Aton temples at Karnak and Akhetaten. The standardized size and their small weight made construction more efficient. Their use may have begun in the second year of Akhenaten's reign. After the Amarna Period talatat construction was abandoned, apparently not having withstood the test of time. The minority of blocks intended for a visible surface are often decorated
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talatat
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2023-11-13T02:09:59Z
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