Akhenaten

An 18th-dynasty Egyptian pharaoh who promoted the worship of Aten and moved Egypt’s royal court to Akhetaten, now Amarna.

Amenhotep III: An 18th-dynasty Egyptian pharaoh whose long reign preceded Akhenaten’s. Akhenaten succeeded his father amid the wealth and religious traditions of Amenhotep III’s reign.
Akhetaten: The city founded by Akhenaten as a new royal capital, at the site of modern Amarna. The purpose-built capital gave his court and Aten worship a new center.
Amarna art: The artistic style associated with Akhenaten’s reign, marked by distinctive royal imagery and forms. Its unusual depictions make the court’s cultural break visible.
Horemheb: An 18th-dynasty pharaoh who sought to restore Egypt’s institutions after the Amarna upheavals. His reign advanced the official rejection of Akhenaten’s changes.
Aten: The Egyptian sun disk, elevated by Akhenaten into the focus of royal worship. Akhenaten made Aten the central deity of his religious program.
Great Hymn to the Aten: A religious poem praising Aten as creator and sustainer of life. Its language expresses the theology promoted under Akhenaten.
Nefertiti Bust: A painted limestone portrait of Queen Nefertiti discovered at Amarna. This celebrated object embodies the royal image-making of Akhenaten’s court.
Restoration Stela of Tutankhamun: An inscription describing the restoration of temples and religious cults under Tutankhamun. It presents the official response to the disruption associated with Akhenaten’s rule.
Amun: A major Egyptian god whose cult was centered at Thebes. Akhenaten’s elevation of Aten challenged the influence of Amun’s powerful priesthood.
Atenism: The religious system centered on Aten that Akhenaten promoted during his reign. This is the distinctive form of worship his policies established.

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