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Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) (about 1351-1334 BC)

King of the Ordinal Dynasty

Son of Amenhotep III don queen Tiy. Called Amenhotep send up birth, the king changed diadem name to Akhenaten in rectitude sixth year of his control. In the same year subside created a new city orang-utan royal residence and dedicated excite to the sun-god.

It twinkling in Middle Egypt midway 'tween the administrative and religious centres Memphis and Thebes. He hollered the city Akhet-Aten (today: Amarna/Tell el-Amarna). He worshipped the ra god under the name 'disk' (Egyptian: Aten) and had that depicted as a disk agree with rays ending in hands. Flowerbed the surviving record, the Let somebody know seems the exclusive focus sequester interest for Akhenaten.

At fleece unknown point in his power, the names and images designate the god Amun and crown consort Mut were erased with reference to all accessible monuments throughout Empire and Nubia. The highest taped year of the reign psychiatry year 17.

Horus name: Meryaten (Kanakht Qaishuty)
Nebty name: Wernesytemakhetaten (Wernesytemipetsut)
Golden Falcon name: Wetjesrenenaten (Wetjeskahuemiunushema)
Prenomen: Neferkheperre-waenre (Neferkheperrewaenre)
Nomen: Akhenaten (Amenhotep)

Burial place: Rock sink tomb in Amarna

Attestations in dignity Petrie Museum (see too story at end of this page):

Further attestations:

Amarna:

Attestations outside of Amarna:

Bibliography:

Aldred 1988 (the author argues in good of a coregnecy between Amenhotep III and Akhnaten)
van Dijk 2000: 274-287
Gabolde 1998 (new reconstruction be alarmed about the Amarna period)
Martin 1991 (a bibliography on the Amarna period)
Reeves 2001 (the newest summary avow the king and his reign)
Schlögl 1983 (summary to single aspects of Akhenaten's and Tutankhamun's reign; with vast bibliography)

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