Amarna era

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Amarna_era
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Amarna_Period
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Tell_el-Amarna
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Akhenaten
gptkbp:beganIn circa 1353 BCE
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Akhetaten
gptkbp:endDate circa 1336 BCE
gptkbp:followedBy Restoration period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amarna era
gptkbp:language gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Amarna
gptkbp:notableEvent Religious reforms of Akhenaten
Return to traditional religion after Akhenaten's death
Relocation of capital to Akhetaten
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Tutankhamun
gptkb:Nefertiti
gptkb:Ay
gptkb:Smenkhkare
gptkbp:notableFor artistic innovation
religious revolution
monotheistic worship of Aten
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Amarna_Letters
gptkbp:precededBy 18th Dynasty (early)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Atenism
gptkbp:style gptkb:Amarna_art
gptkbp:suppressedBy Amun worship
gptkbp:writingSystem hieroglyphs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amarna_Period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6