Akhenaten
aliases
Echnaton, Akhnaton, Ikhnaton
Akhenaten (meaning Effective spirit of Aten) was known before the fifth year of his reign as Amenhotep IV (sometimes given its Greek form, Amenophis IV, and meaning Amun is Satisfied). A Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, he ruled for 17 years and died in 1336 BC or 1334 BC. He is especially noted for abandoning traditional Egyptian polytheism and introducing worship centered on the Aten, which is sometimes described as monotheistic or henotheistic. An early inscription likens him to the sun as compared to stars, and later official language avoids calling the Aten a god, giving the solar deity a status above mere gods.
Akhenaten tried to bring about a departure from traditional religion, but in the end it would not be accepted. After his death, traditional religious practice was gradually restored, and when some dozen years later rulers without clear rights of succession from the Eighteenth Dynasty founded a new dynasty, they discredited Akhenaten and his immediate successors, …more
Akhenaten tried to bring about a departure from traditional religion, but in the end it would not be accepted. After his death, traditional religious practice was gradually restored, and when some dozen years later rulers without clear rights of succession from the Eighteenth Dynasty founded a new dynasty, they discredited Akhenaten and his immediate successors, …more
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Nefertiti
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2007
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سینوهه
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1945
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Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth
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1985
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Moses and Monotheism
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1939
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Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead (Rai Rahotep, #1)
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2006
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Twelfth Transforming
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1984
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House of Rejoicing (The Book of Coming Forth by Day, #1)
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2015
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Egypt's Golden Couple: When Akhenaten and Nefertiti Were Gods on Earth
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2022
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Akhenaten: Egypt's False Prophet
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2001
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An Evil Spirit Out of the West (Egyptian Mysteries, #1)
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2003
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