Amarna period

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nefertiti
gptkbp:art_style Amarna art
gptkbp:artifacts gptkb:bust_of_Nefertiti
gptkb:Aten's_sun_disk
gptkb:Amarna_letters
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Akhenaten
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Akhetaten
gptkbp:cultural_impact development of monotheism
gptkbp:ends_at restoration of traditional polytheism
gptkbp:historical_period return to Thebes
1353–1336 BC
death of Akhenaten
restoration of Amun worship
gptkbp:historical_significance shift in religious practices
gptkbp:historical_site gptkb:Amarna
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:archaeological_site
archaeological findings
ancient inscriptions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amarna period
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Atenism
gptkbp:is_characterized_by religious revolution
gptkbp:landmark palaces
royal tombs
temples to Aten
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern art
influence on Egyptology
influence on later monotheistic religions
gptkbp:location gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:notable_event Aten's festival
artistic commissions by Akhenaten
construction of Akhetaten
diplomatic correspondence with other nations
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Nefertiti
gptkb:Tutankhamun
gptkb:Smenkhkare
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:artwork
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Eighteenth_Dynasty
gptkbp:reform centralization of power
dissolution of traditional priesthoods
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis interpretation of Akhenaten's reign
Atenism vs traditional polytheism
impact on Egyptian history
role of Nefertiti
gptkbp:successor Post-Amarna period
gptkbp:themes intimacy
naturalism
realism
gptkbp:wrote letters to foreign rulers
hymns to Aten
poetry praising Aten