Akhenaten

(noun)

Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty known for his religious fervor to the god Aten.

Related Terms

  • Tutankhamun
  • Ramesses II
  • Thutmose III
  • New Kingdom
  • Hatshepsut
  • Aten

Examples of Akhenaten in the following topics:

  • Akhenaton and the Amarna Period

    • Akhenaten was a pharaoh of the 18th dynasty who is best known for ushering in a distinctly new art style known as Amarna Art.
    • Akhenaten was a pharaoh of the 18th dynasty who was known before the fifth year of his reign as Amenhotep IV.
    • In a relief of Akhenaten, he is shown with his primary wife, Nefertiti, and their children in an intimate setting.
    • Akhenaten represented in the typical Amarna period style.
    • This relief illustrates an intimate portrait of Akhenaten and his family in the Amarna style of art.
  • The New Kingdom

    • It was ruled by pharaohs Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun and Ramesses II.
    • The Eighteenth Dynasty, also known as the Thutmosid Dynasty, contained some of Egypt's most famous pharaohs, including Ahmose I, Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Amenhotep III, Akhenaten (c. 1353-1336 BCE) and his queen Nefertiti, and Tutankhamun.
    • One of the best-known Eighteenth Dynasty pharaohs is Amenhotep IV (c. 1353-1336 BCE), who changed his name to Akhenaten in honor of Aten and whose exclusive worship of the deity is often interpreted as the first instance of monotheism.
    • Akhenaten, born Amenhotep IV, was the son of Queen Tiye.
  • Sculpture of the New Kingdom

    • The style of sculpture shifted drastically during the Amarna Period in the late Eighteenth Dynasty, when Pharaoh Akhenaten moved the capital to the city of Amarna.
    • For example, many depictions of Akhenaten's body show him with wide hips, a drooping stomach, thick lips, and thin arms and legs.
    • In a relief of Akhenaten, he is shown with his primary wife, Nefertiti, and their children in an intimate setting.
    • The figures are thought to be Akhenaten and Nefertiti, Smenkhkare and Meritaten, or Tutankhamen and Ankhesenamun.
  • Painting of the New Kingdom

    • A significant change, however, occurred during the Amarna Period under the pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1351–1334 BCE), when the body assumed a less idealized form.
    • For example, many depictions of Akhenaten's body show him with wide hips, a drooping stomach, thick lips, and thin arms and legs.
  • Stelae of the Middle Kingdom

    • The most famous of these would be used at Amarna during the New Kingdom under Akhenaten.
  • Tutankhamun and Ramses II

    • He is known for his rejection of the radical religious innovations introduced by his predecessor and father, Akhenaten.
  • Ancient Egyptian Art

    • The style reflects Akhenaten's move to monotheism, but it disappeared after his death.
  • Ancient Egyptian Religion

    • There was even a period of time where Egypt was monotheistic, under Pharaoh Akhenaten, and his patron god Aten.
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