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Crowned Amenhotep IV, he changed his name to Akhenaten in his fifth year on the throne and focused his energies on promoting a single god, Aten, the sun disk.

A statue of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (also known as Amenhotep IV) at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. AFP via Getty Images Meanwhile, the central street was impressively sloped to ...

She was a queen, but also a priestess - and might have even been a pharaoh. She and her husband, Amenhotep IV (AKA Akhenaten), tossed out the old gods and set up the sun as god in the form of Aten.

She was the mother of Amenhotep IV, also known as Akhenaten, and remained a prominent figure of Egyptian royalty even after he ascended the throne. Pictured is a facial reconstruction of Akhenaten ...

Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Report this post. Pharaoh Akhenaten ruled Egypt for 13 years, from 1355-1338 B.C.E.

These include: the ornament of a winged Scarab holding a sun-disc, depicting the throne name of King Senusret II with its pieces of lapis lazuli; the faience Throwstick of Pharaoh Akhenaten – an ...

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.

Nefertiti was raised at the court of Thebes, and may have been the daughter of Ay, a vizier to Amenhotep III. She married Amenhotep IV, heir to the throne, at age 15.