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Was the throne held by a Queen before Tutankhamun was old enough to rule? If so, who was this Queen? Or even better, as this ...
In Luxor, Egypt, a ‘lost city of gold’ is gradually revealing the story of its construction and sudden abandonment more than 3,000 years ago. Its remains could reveal more about the troubled years of ...
The discovery of Akhenaten -- The private tombs of Amarna -- The tombs in the Royal Wadi -- The boundary stelae -- The buried evidence: the early finds -- The buried evidence: the later finds -- The ...
During his reign, Akhenaten outlawed traditional Egyptian gods and centralized worship exclusively around Aten, the sun disk. He moved the capital city and enforced strict religious ordinances.
Under the caption "Akhenaten guards his tomb himself," social media users have pointed out the striking similarities in features between the tomb guardian and King Akhenaten. The fame of the ...
Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten five years into his reign to reflect his rejection of the main gods of the established pantheon and his promotion in their place of Aten, the god of ...
Barry Kemp spent his career digging up Akhenaten’s abandoned city The eminent Egyptologist died on May 15th, aged 84 ...
On his death, Amenhotep III was succeeded by his son, Amenhotep IV. The new pharaoh would rebel against the powerful Amun priesthood, installing the sun god Aten as the top Egyptian deity.
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Akhenaten was known as Amenhotep IV until the fifth year of his reign. At that point, he decided to abandon Egypt’s polytheism for a monotheistic embrace of the god Aten.