Akhenaten

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nefertiti
gptkb:Aten
gptkb:Amarna_Period
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Amenhotep_IV
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Thebes,_Egypt
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Royal_Tomb_at_Amarna
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Akhetaten
gptkbp:child gptkb:Tutankhamun
gptkb:Meketaten
gptkb:Meritaten
gptkb:Neferneferuaten_Tasherit
gptkb:Neferneferure
gptkb:Setepenre
gptkb:Ankhesenamun
gptkbp:deathDate c. 1336 BCE
gptkbp:depictedIn elongated features
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:18th_Dynasty_of_Egypt
gptkbp:era gptkb:New_Kingdom
gptkbp:father gptkb:Amenhotep_III
gptkbp:founded Akhetaten (modern Amarna)
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Thutmose
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Akhenaten
gptkbp:knownFor abandoning traditional Egyptian polytheism
establishing Aten as the sole god
gptkbp:language gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:legacy considered a heretic by later Egyptians
influenced later monotheistic religions
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Tiye
gptkbp:notableFor monotheism
religious reforms
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Great_Hymn_to_the_Aten
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Amenophis_IV
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Amenhotep_III
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Amenhotep_III
gptkbp:reignEnd c. 1336 BCE
gptkbp:reignStart c. 1353 BCE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Atenism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Nefertiti
gptkb:Kiya
gptkbp:style gptkb:Amarna_art
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Smenkhkare
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
Lord of the Two Lands
Son of Ra
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Aten
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King
gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4