Akhenaton
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- proper noun
- /ˌɑːkəˈnɑːtən/
- No, I mean there were two perfectly straightforward reasons for Akhenaton or Amenophis IV, as I prefer to call him to excise his father's name from the cartouches.
Examples
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He was really good, except for the fact that he was dying from Akhenaton's curse, but that was cured when he became Anubis' host, so we're good on that one.
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At the museum, we stood in front of an ancient Egyptian relief depicting a ceremony presided over by the Pharaoh Akhenaton and his queen, Nefertiti.
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The Egyptian queen came here to found the new the city of the Sun, for her father Akhenaton.
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He thought the speaker had and I quote the head worthy of a pharaoh, A pharaoh such as Akhenaton also present at the unveiling ceremony.
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Akhenaton, who, as far as we know was the first to put forth the bizarre notion that there was only one god also had his father's name erased and chiseled out of all public monuments.
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Akhenaton is known for introducing the worship of the sun deity Aten in ancient Egypt.
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The Pharaoh Akhenaton is often remembered for his radical shift towards monotheism.
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In ancient Egypt, Akhenaton promoted the exclusive worship of Aten, changing religious practices forever.
Synonyms
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An ancient Egyptian king who made Egyptians worship only the sun disk Aten
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A king of Egypt known for changing the religion to worship the sun disc Aten
An ancient Egyptian ruler who rejected old gods and promoted worship of the sun disc Aten
Surface Forms
Etymology
Akhenaton comes from two ancient Egyptian parts: akhen meaning 'effective for' or 'servant of' and Aten meaning the 'sun' or 'sun disk'. So his name itself ties him to the sun god and helps explain why he is remembered for starting the worship of Aten.