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Akhenaten took Egypt's throne as Amenhotep IV, most likely in 1353 [65] or 1351 BC. [4] It is unknown how old Amenhotep IV was when he did this; estimates range from 10 to 23. [66] He was most likely crowned in Thebes, or less likely at Memphis or Armant. [66] The beginning of Amenhotep IV's reign followed established pharaonic traditions.
The Colossal Statues of Akhenaten at East Karnak depict the 18th Dynasty pharaoh, Akhenaten (also known as Amenophis IV or Amenhotep IV), in a distorted representation of the human form. The statues are believed to be from early in his reign, which lasted arguably from either 1353 to 1336 BCE or 1351 to 1334 BCE.
The Royal Tomb of Akhenaten is a multichambered tomb where members of the royal family, and possibly Akhenaten, were originally buried in the eastern mountains at Amarna near the Royal Wadi. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Akhenaten was an Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh who reigned for seventeen years (1355-1338 BC) from his capital city of Akhetaten , known today as ...
The temple that Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) constructed on the site was located east of the main complex, outside the walls of the Amun-Re precinct. It was destroyed immediately after the death of its builder, who had attempted to overcome the powerful priesthood who had gained control over Egypt before his reign.
In the fifth year of his reign, Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten (ꜣḫ-n-jtn, "Effective for the Aten") and moved his capital to Amarna, which he named Akhetaten. During the reign of Akhenaten, the Aten (jtn, the sun disk) became, first, the most prominent deity, and eventually came to be considered the only god. [8]
She was the mother of Akhenaten and wife of Amenhotep III. She mainly ran Egypt's affairs of state for her son. She mainly ran Egypt's affairs of state for her son. Akhenaten , born Amenhotep IV, began a religious revolution in which he declared Aten was a supreme god and turned his back on the old traditions.
The Temple of Amenhotep IV was an ancient monument at Karnak in Luxor, Egypt. The structures were used during the New Kingdom, in the first four years of the 18th Dynasty reign of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten, when he still used the name Amenhotep IV. The edifices may have been constructed at the end of the reign of his father, Amenhotep III ...
During the reign of Amenhotep III's successor, Amenhotep IV, the Aten became the sole god of the Egyptian state religion, and Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten to reflect his close link with the supreme deity. [8] The sole worship of Aten can be referred to as Atenism.