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When was the city of Akhetaten founded?

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Sculpted head of Akhenaten, ancient Egyptian pharaoh, with elongated facial features and a tall, ornate headdress, displayed at the Alexandria National Museum. — Akhenaten Akhenaten, sculpture in the Alexandria National Museum, Egypt.

The city of Akhetaten was built by Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) as the new capital of his kingdom around 1348 BCE. The king transferred the capital to this virgin site at Tell el-Amarna at approximately the same time he changed his name to Akhenaten, which occurred in his fifth regnal year.12