Amenhotep IV
★Also known as: Akhenaten, Akhenaton, Echnaton
Introduced monotheistic worship of the sun disk Aten, moved the capital to Amarna, and revolutionised Egyptian art.
Reign
1352 BC–1334 BC
1352 BC – 1334 BC
Dynasty
Eighteenth Dynasty
Period
New Kingdom
c. 1550 BC – 1070 BC
Alternate Names
AkhenatenAkhenatonEchnaton
Royal Names in Hieroglyphs
Prenomen (Throne Name)
nfr-ḫprw-rꜥ"Beautiful Are the Manifestations of Ra"
Nomen (Birth Name)
ꜣḫ-n-jtn"Effective for Aten"
Horus Name
kꜢ-nḫt-ḫꜤꞽ-m-ꜣḫt-n-jtn"Strong Bull, Appearing in the Horizon of the Aten"
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name
wsr-nsyt-m-ꜣḫt-n-jtn"Great of Kingship in the Horizon of Aten"
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