Around the same time he changed his royal titulary, on the thirteenth day of the growing season's fourth month, Akhenaten decreed that a new capital city be built: Akhetaten (Ancient Egyptian: ꜣḫt-jtn, meaning "Horizon of the Aten"), better known today as Amarna.

阿蒙霍特普四世（按不同的 时间体系 估计，去世于前1351年—前1334年之间），后改名埃赫那顿（Akhenaten，亦译做阿肯纳顿或埃赫那吞），古 埃及第十八王朝 法老。

Akhenaten (“He who is of service to the Aten ” or “Effective Spirit of Aten”) is one of the most famous pharaohs of ancient Egypt, despite the attempts of later rulers to omit him from the lists of kings. He began his reign under the name Amenhotep IV (“ Amun is satisfied”).

2014年4月17日 · In the 5th year of his reign, Amenhotep IV outlawed the old Egyptian religion and proclaimed himself the living incarnation of a single all-powerful deity known as Aten and, by the 9th year, he had closed all the temples and suppressed religious practices. The historian Barbara Watterson writes:

2022年5月23日 · Here are 10 facts about one of ancient Egypt’s most controversial rulers, Pharaoh Akhenaten. 1. He wasn’t meant to be pharaoh. Akhenaten was born Amenhotep, the younger son of pharaoh Amenhotep III and his principal wife Tiye. He had four or five sisters as well as an older brother, the crown prince Thutmose, who was recognised as Amenhotep ...

In 1353 or possibly 1351 BCE, Amenhotep IV ascended to the throne of Egypt. In the fourth year of his reign, he changed his name to Akhenaten. He created a new monotheistic religion devoted to a single god named the Aten.

2025年2月20日 · Akhenaten, king of ancient Egypt of the 18th dynasty, who established a new cult dedicated to the Aton, the sun’s disk. Under his idiosyncratic rule, the capital was moved from Thebes to Akhetaton (Tell el-Amarna), where clay tablets (Amarna Letters) were discovered that provide insight into his diplomatic relations.

The seventeen-year reign of the pharaoh Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten is remarkable for the development of ideas, architecture, and art that contrast with Egypt’s long tradition.

Akhenaten, the tenth king of the 18th Dynasty, was perhaps the most controversial because of his break with traditional religion. Some say that he was the most remarkable king to sit upon Egypt’s throne. There can be little doubt that the new king was far more of a …

Neferkheperure-Waenre Akhenaten (ancient Egyptian: ꜣḫ-n-ỉtn, "Effective for the Aten"), known as Amenhotep IV (ancient Egyptian: ỉmn-ḥtp, "Amun is Pleased", Hellenized Amenophis) prior to Year 5 of his reign, was a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty during the New Kingdom.