Akhenaten

Akhenaten, also known as Amenhotep IV, is considered a very successful and important pharaoh of Ancient Egypt by historians. He was the son of Amenhotep III, and after his death he inherited a prosperous, peaceful, powerful and wealthy nation. He ruled during the 18th dynasty, from 1353–36 BCE. However, early during his reign it was already noticeable that he was to become an unconventional pharaoh, due to the fact that he dedicated his life to the sun god, Aten. This was unusual to the previous

heading towards a direction where they would lose their powers over the people to the gods or the cults following them. In Amenhotep IV’s fifth year of his reign, He chose to change his name to Akhenaten. This was due to the name “Amenhotep” is directed to the god Amun by meaning “Amun is satisfied” and “Akhenaten” meaning “Spirit of the Aten”. At this time is when most of what we know as Egypt had changed for a short period in history. Soon after his change of name he found a new city called Akhentaten

Akhenaten is often not credited as being one of the great pharaoh’s of ancient Egypt; his name is not as recognized as his son, Tutankhamen. However he deserves acknowledged for being a revolutionary leader. Akhenaten is most well-known as being a spiritual enthusiast and instigator of revolution within the kingdom of Egypt. Many historians have recognized Akhenaten with being solely responsible for developing a religious revolution in Egypt. Nevertheless his struggles defined as the first true effort

Akhenaten: The Heretic King Janine Douglas HST 559 Professor Jean Li Ryerson University November 18, 2014 The Ancient Egyptian pantheon was an extremely diverse and often very complicated one. Egyptians did not take their religion lightly, and according to the Greeks, they were the most pious of men. It is no surprise, then, that religion and politics were closely linked for the Ancient Egyptians, and Pharaohs found themselves in the epicentre of both worlds. Akhenaten 's religious

The Art of Akhenaten A Formal Analysis of House Shrine and Akhenaten Making Offerings The Art of Akhenaten A Formal Analysis of House Shrine and Akhenaten Making Offerings          One of the most enigmatic pharaohs of Egyptian history, Amenhotep IV, had grown up in the most powerful family in ancient Egypt. Once he became pharaoh and ruler of Egypt’s empire in 1378 BCE, he changed his name to Akhenaten

Along with his striking religious changes, Akhenaten also led a political revolution, namely in the perception of the pharaoh. One of the most visible changes in Akhenaten’s reign was a drastic change in art. Public perception of the pharaoh was essential to political power, but Akhenaten's portraits do not portray the pharaoh in the “larger-than-life” style associated with other New Kingdom rulers. Firstly, Akhenaten was feminine in appearance, and is shown affectionately playing with his children

Hatshepsut and Akhenaten have both revolutionized Egyptian art during their reign as rulers of Egypt. In the 18th Dynasty in Egypt, the art of both Queen/King Hatshepsut and Akhenaten represented them with features not corresponding to their biological sex or social gender. In several of her paintings and sculptures, Hatshepsut was often portrayed as a man despite that fact that she was a woman. On the other hand, Akhenaten was often portrayed with feminine features, something that was never done

Kelcie Winningham Dr. Patrick Connelly HS 101 Word Count: Akhenaten Akhenaten is a novel written by Naguib Mafouz depicting the life of the heretic king, Akhenaten, from fourteen different perspectives. While some condemn him for his faith and brand him as the plague to Egypt, many praise him for his enormous amount of faith. What sets this book apart from others written about the emphasis of religion on Egyptian life, is that it is written by a Muslim man regarding the topic of monotheism. It is

The Origins of Akhenaten There is much that is known about Akhenaten the heretic pharaoh. More lies in speculation. Since his time, the Amarna period is one the ancient Egyptians themselves wished to forget much about Akhenaten remains unknown. What we do know is often confusing, different hypothesis piled upon each other make it difficult to distinguish what is fact and what speculation. We do know that Akhenaten, or Amenhotep IV, was the second son of Amenhotep III, an 18th Dynasty pharaoh and

Akhenaten, also known as Amenhotep IV was an Egyptian Pharaoh in the 18th dynasty. He was married to Nefertiti and had six girls with her but, four of them died at a young age, from an unknown disease. However, they are believed to have passed away from a plague that was going around Egypt at the time. He also had a few other wives, but they were unnamed. He ruled Egypt for seventeen years and was known as a rebel king because he made some of the biggest changes in all of Egyptian history.