Akhenaten
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Summary
Akhenaten was born on 1400 BC[1] in Thebes[2]. He died on 1336 BC[3] in Amarna[4]. He worked as a pharaoh[5]. He ranks in the top 0.47% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,545 views/month, #4,711 of 1,000,298).[6]
Key Facts
- Date of death: 1324 BC[7], 1326 BC[8]
- Place of burial: Royal Tomb of Akhenaten[9]
- Father: Amenhotep III[10]
- Mother: Tiye[11]
- Spouse: Kiya[12], The Younger Lady[13], Tadukhipa[14], Nefertiti[15]
- Child: Meritaten Tasherit[16], Ankhesenpaaten Tasherit[17], Setepenre[18], Neferneferure[19], Neferneferuaten Tasherit[20], Ankhesenamun[21], Meketaten[22], TutanKhamun[23], Meritaten[24]
- Country of citizenship: Ancient Egypt[25]
- Position held: pharaoh[26]
- Sex or gender: male[27]
- Family: Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt[28]
- Noble title: pharaoh[29]
- Commons category: Akhenaten[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Akhenaten[31]
- Commons gallery: Akhenaten[32]
- Work location: Ancient Egypt[33]
- Floruit: 1400 BC[34]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Dictionary of African Biography[37], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1950–1958)[39], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[40], Pauly–Wissowa[41]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Akkadian[42], Egyptian[43]
- Different from: The Rings of Akhaten[44]
- Time period: New Kingdom of Egypt[45], Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt[46]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Akhenaten include Akhenaton[47], a rapper[48], b. 1968[49], of France[50], awarded the Victory of the album of urban musics[51] and Akhnatenavus[52], a fossil taxon[53].
Why It Matters
Akhenaten has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] He is known by 181 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Works attributed to him include Great Hymn to the Aten[56], a literary work[57]. Entities named for him include Akhenaton[47], a rapper[48], b. 1968[49], of France[50], awarded the Victory of the album of urban musics[51] and Akhnatenavus[52], a fossil taxon[53].
FAQs
Where was Akhenaten born?
Akhenaten's place of birth was Thebes[2].
Where did Akhenaten die?
Akhenaten died in Amarna[4].
Who were Akhenaten's parents?
Akhenaten's father was Amenhotep III[10]. Akhenaten's mother was Tiye[11].
Who was Akhenaten married to?
Akhenaten's spouses include Kiya[12], The Younger Lady[13], Tadukhipa[14], and Nefertiti[15].
What did Akhenaten do for work?
Akhenaten worked as a pharaoh[5].