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Also Known As Amenhotep IV • Akhenaton • Amenophis IV • Akhnaton • Ikhnaton
Flourished c.1400 BCE - c.1301 BCE
Title / Office king (1353BC-1336BC), Egypt
Founder Tell el-Amarna

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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.
Akhenaton and Nefertiti under the sun god Aton
Amon and Taharqa
Akhenaton, detail of the sandstone pillar statue from the Aton temple at Karnak, c. 1370 bc; in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
Akhenaton: sandstone pillar statue
Limestone statue of King Akhenaton and Queen Nefertiti of Egypt, standing side by side and holding hands, both wearing crowns and detailed pleated garments.
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