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
They include the conqueror Amenhotep I, the indomitable Queen Hatshepsut, “the magnificent” Amenhotep III, the transformative Akhenaten, and the highly celebrated Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great.
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
Akhenaten replaced him by elevating a sun god called Aten, who was previously only a minor religious figure.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 4, 2022
MAAT, 60. ---- figure of, presented to the god, 71. ---- her worship retained by Akhenaten, 60.
From The Religion of Ancient Egypt by Sir W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders) Petrie
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