Akhenaten
Britishnoun
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Egypt accuses German archaeologists of smuggling the colourfully painted bust of Nefertiti, wife of Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten, out of the country more than a century ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
One reason many questions about him remain is that after Akhenaten died in about 1336 BCE, Egyptians reverted to their older religious traditions and attempted to erase this period from their history.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
His father is thought to have been the pharaoh Akhenaten, while his mother was his father’s sister, according to DNA testing.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2022
Hawass believes that the worship of Aten was fully formed even before the reign of Akhenaten.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 4, 2022
With her equanimity she also displayed an obdurate, formidable haughtiness no different than any engraving or statue from Akhenaten to Lincoln, or Joan of Ark to Eleanor Roosevelt.
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