Akhenaten meaning

Akhenaten (first known as Amenhotep IV) was a pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt.^[1] His reign is dated as 1353–1336 BC or 1351–1334 BC.

Akhenaten is one of Egypt's most well-known pharaohs.

How old was akhenaten when he died

How old was akhenaten when he died

Pharaoh named for the sun god

Akhenaten wife

When was akhenaten born

How did akhenaten die

In the fifth year of his reign, he changed his name from Amenhotep IV, meaning "Amun is satisfied". He did this because he left Egypt's traditional polytheism. He founded a monotheistic worship of the Egyptian sun god, Aten.

He destroyed the temples of Amun.

How did akhenaten become pharaoh

His new religion was called Atenism. It was the first known attempt at monotheism in the world. Naturally, this made enemies of the many priests of the old religion.^[2][3]

This culture shift away from traditional religion was not widely accepted.

This helps to explain why after his death, his monuments were dismantled, his statues were destroyed, and his name excluded from lists of rulers compiled by later pharaohs.^[4] Traditional religious practice was gradually restored,