Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Akhenaten
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Amenhotep_IV
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Royal_Tomb_at_Amarna
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Akhetaten_(Amarna)
gptkbp:child gptkb:Tutankhamun
gptkb:Meketaten
gptkb:Meritaten
gptkb:Neferneferuaten_Tasherit
gptkb:Neferneferure
gptkb:Setepenre
gptkb:Baketaten
gptkb:Ankhesenamun
gptkbp:deathDate c. 1336 BCE
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Nefertiti
his daughters
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:18th_Dynasty_of_Egypt
gptkbp:era gptkb:New_Kingdom
gptkbp:father gptkb:Amenhotep_III
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Thutmose
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten)
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Queen_Tiye
gptkbp:notableFor controversial legacy
abandoning traditional Egyptian polytheism
monotheistic worship of Aten
radical religious reforms
worship of Aten as sole god
inspiration for later monotheistic religions (theory)
decline of Egyptian power abroad
depictions with elongated features
founding new capital city
letters known as Amarna Letters
neglect of foreign policy
possible father of Tutankhamun
unique artistic representations
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Amenhotep_III
gptkbp:reignEnd c. 1336 BCE
gptkbp:reignStart c. 1353 BCE
gptkbp:religiousReform gptkb:Atenism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Nefertiti
gptkb:Kiya
gptkb:Tadukhipa
gptkbp:style gptkb:Amarna_art
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Tutankhamun
gptkb:Smenkhkare
gptkbp:throneName Neferkheperure-Waenre
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
Lord of the Two Lands
Son of Ra
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:royal_family_of_Amenhotep_III
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7