Akhenaten

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Akhenaten, known as Amenhotep IV at the start of his reign, was a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. He is thought to have been born to Amenhotep III and his Chief Queen Tiy in the year 26 of their reign (1379 BC or 1362 BC). Amenhotep IV succeeded his father after Amenhotep III's death at the end of his 38-year reign, possibly after a co-regency between the two of up to 12 years. Suggested dates for Akhenaten's reign (subject to the debates surrounding Egyptian chronology) are from 1367 BC to 1350 BC or from 1350 BC/1349 BC to 1334 BC/ 1333 BC. Akhenaten's chief wife was Nefertiti, who has been made famous by her bust in the Ägyptisches Museum in Berlin.

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Pharaoh - Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt - Amenhotep III - Tiy - 1379 BC - 1362 BC - Co-regency - Egyptian chronology - 1367 BC - 1350 BC - 1349 BC - 1334 BC - 1333 BC - Nefertiti - Bust - Ägyptisches Museum - Berlin

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other names:

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• Amenhotep (IV), (nomen, or birth name)
• Amenophis (Greek variant of birth name)
• Nefer-kheperu-Rê (praenomen, or throne name)
• Naphu(`)rureya (Variant of throne name found in the Amarna letters)
• Alternative spellings of Akhenaten (Name taken on conversion to Atenism)