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Akhenaton
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also Akh(e)naten or Amenhotep (Amenophis) IV [amenhohtep]
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[akenaton]
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| Egyptian king of the 18th dynasty. He renounced the worship of the old gods, introduced a monotheistic solar cult of the sun-disc (Aton), and changed his name. He built a new capital at Amarna (Akhetaton), where the arts blossomed while the empire weakened. One of his wives was Nefertiti. |
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