Amenhotep/Akhenaten and

Neferiti

By Isabeau

Born 1353-1335 BCThey called him the most extraordinary rulerFirst ruler to be called pharaoh 1

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ImportantThis is what a pharaohWould look like

Created a New Capital called El-Armana Never been occupied They called this city the Armana Rvolution or the Armana interlude He changed his name from Amenhotep to Akenaten meaning the servant of Aten

He put him self as the speaker to Aten witch eliminated priests witch his dad wanted Able to access the “gods” he called him self God-King. Was know as the first King to be called Pharaoh 2

New Capital

After his death his son tutincomin was forced to move from the city and go back to worshiping many Gods One of the first Paintings of Nefertite and Amenhotep that was found was thought to be of Two women. 3

Re- horakty Changed to Aten he was traditional a hawkhead Aten became a god rather than be associated with the sun god4

Amenhotep

Re- horakty Changed to Aten he was traditional a hawk head Aten became a god rather than be associated with the sun god4

The sun God

This was the sun godRe- horakty

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This is Aten the New sun God

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Re- horakty Changed to Aten he was traditional a hawk head Aten became a god rather than be associated with the sun god4

Aten

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Aten Temple

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This is Aten the sun God symbol

Married to- Nefertiti Nefertiti- people would say that she is the most beautiful queen of Egypt. Nefertiti means beautiful women has come She changed her name to nefernefruaten Nefertiti and Amenhotep raised 6 daughters. One of there daughters died named Makentaten and after the death of her daughter, Nefertiti left the counsel and was never seen again and her body was never discovered. 4

Amenhotep who was he Married To ?

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This is statue of Nefertiti head.

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Nefertiti

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Nefertiti and Akhenaten

Nefertiti most famousStatue

A Painting of Nefertiti

Ruled along side AkenatenThey canged every thing old temples shut down and priest had to changed all there ways5

Nefertiti

Egyption Temple they Used this temples to Worship aten

Some say the reason Nefritit left was because they had 6 daughters and he needed a son to rule so he left her Some say she is maybe better know then her husband Not sure if she is royal blood Maybe had as much influences as her husband7 Akenaten and raind for 17 year but Nefertiti only raind for 12 8

Why Nefritit left

Amenhotep

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Amenhotep

Statue of Amenhotep

Nefertiti and Amenhotep and

family

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1Geraldine Harris, Gods and Pharaohs from Egyptian mythology, Canada, Douglas and McIntyre Ltd. 19822Ehistory Archive, Amenhotep IV(Akenaton), ehistory.osu.edu/world/peopleview.cfm? 1/28/143Tour Egypt, The Egyptian God Aten Before and After Akhenaten, www.touregypt.net/featurestories/aten.htm1/28/144Margaret Bunson, The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, New York, Facts on files Inc, 19915KingTutOne,Nefertiti,www.kingtutone.com/quenns/nefertiti/ 1/27/14Touregypt, Nefertiti perhaps Egypts most beautiful Queen, www.touregypt .net/featurestories/nefertiti.htm 1/29/14Live science, Akenaten Egyptian Pharaoh Nefertitis Husband, Tuts Father , www.livescience.com/39349-akhenaten.html 1/29/14

End Note

1Geraldine Harris, Gods and Pharaohs from Egyptian mythology, Canada, Douglas and McIntyre Ltd. 19822Ehistory Archive, Amenhotep IV(Akenaton), ehistory.osu.edu/world/peopleview.cfm? 1/28/143Tour Egypt, The Egyptian God Aten Before and After Akhenaten, www.touregypt.net/featurestories/aten.htm1/28/144Margaret Bunson, The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, New York, Facts on files Inc, 19915KingTutOne,Nefertiti,www.kingtutone.com/quenns/nefertiti/ 1/27/14Touregypt, Nefertiti perhaps Egypts most beautiful Queen, www.touregypt .net/featurestories/nefertiti.htm 1/29/14Live science, Akenaten Egyptian Pharaoh Nefertitis Husband, Tuts Father , www.livescience.com/39349-akhenaten.html 1/29/14

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