Amenhotep IV :
Amenhotep IV Worried about the power of some of the priests
Decides Egypt will only worship Aten
The sun-disk god
One aspect of the sun god, Ra
5th year of rule, changes name to Akhenaten
Builds city of Akhetaten “horizon of the sun”
Worshipping Aten :
Worshipping Aten
Queen Nefertiti :
Queen Nefertiti Akhenaten’s wife
Said to be very beautiful
Had 6 daughters with Akenaten
Lots of hieroglyphics showing the family worshipping Aten
After Akhenaten… :
After Akhenaten… City of Akhetaten destroyed
All traces of Akhenaten and Nefertiti destroyed
Names do not appear on any of the kings’ lists
King Tutankhamun :
King Tutankhamun Related to Akhenaten
Originally named Tutankhaten
Changed name to show he worshipped all of the gods not just Aten
The “Boy-King” :
The “Boy-King” Comes to power at age 9
Only rules about 9 years
His death is very mysterious
Some claimed it was murder
Recent medical exams claim an infection
Buried in the Valley of the Kings :
Buried in the Valley of the Kings Tomb located underneath the Tomb of Ramessess VI
Discovered by Howard Carter in 1922
Only intact pharaoh’s tomb ever discovered