Which god alone did Akhenaten permit?
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Aten, the sun disc
He is shown as a disc whose rays end in small hands.
💡 Did you know? Aten's temples had no roof: the god was meant to shine straight in.
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What was Akhenaten called when he came to the throne?
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Amenhotep IV
Only in his fifth regnal year did he take the new name.
💡 Did you know? „Akhenaten“ means roughly „effective for Aten“: the old name still honoured Amun.
Which new capital did Akhenaten build in the desert?
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Akhetaten (Amarna)
It arose on virgin ground claimed by no other god.
💡 Did you know? Within a few decades of his death the city stood empty again.
What was the name of Akhenaten's Great Royal Wife?
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Nefertiti
Her painted bust in Berlin is one of the best-known artworks in the world.
💡 Did you know? The bust was a workshop model: which is why it is missing an eye.
What changed strikingly in depictions of the king under Akhenaten?
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he was shown with unusually distorted body shapes
The rigid ideal type of earlier royal images vanished for a few years.
💡 Did you know? Whether he really looked like that or it was a stylistic device is still disputed.
What happened to Akhenaten's reform after his death?
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it was completely undone
The old gods returned and his name was struck from the king lists.
💡 Did you know? Later texts call him only „the criminal of Akhetaten“.
Which world-famous pharaoh was very probably Akhenaten's son?
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Tutankhamun
DNA studies of the mummies support the father-son relationship.
💡 Did you know? He was first called Tutankhaten and renamed himself after the return to Amun.
Why do some scholars regard Akhenaten as an early monotheist?
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because he permitted only a single god
Whether this was true monotheism is disputed among Egyptologists.
💡 Did you know? In the end only the king himself could worship Aten: the people worshipped the king.
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Which pharaoh is shown here?
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Akhenaten
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