Akhenaten
Egypt's heretic king
Akhenaten was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled c. 1353–1336 BCE) who attempted to transform Egyptian religion by elevating the sun disk Aten above all other gods.
He moved the capital to a new city, abandoned traditional temples, and commissioned art in a distinctive naturalistic style.
His religious revolution was reversed after his death.
He was the father of Tutankhamun.
Circular representation of daylight star
- monotheismBelief in one god
- ankhLooped Egyptian vitality symbol
- temple worshipReligious observance at sacred sites
- offeringSomething presented or given
Eighteenth Dynasty royal wife
- TutankhamunEgyptian boy pharaoh
- royal successionOrder of throne inheritance
- co-regencyShared monarchical authority
- royal lineageHereditary line of sovereigns
Finding something previously known
- EgyptologyStudy of pharaonic civilization
- FreudFounder of psychoanalysis
- historical mysteryCrime novel set long ago
Attacker of cherished beliefs
- damnatio memoriaePosthumous erasure from records
- religious persecutionHarming others for faith
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
Worldview excluding the supernatural
- colossal statuesImmense carved likenesses
- sunken reliefCarving recessed into surface
- sculptorArtist shaping solid materials
- bustFailure or sculpture
Burial site for sovereigns
- excavationAct of unearthing
- PetrieBritish archaeology surname
- urban planningMunicipal development coordination
- ancient capitalFormer governmental center
sun disk
Circular representation of daylight star
- monotheismBelief in one god
- ankhLooped Egyptian vitality symbol
- temple worshipReligious observance at sacred sites
Nefertiti
Eighteenth Dynasty royal wife
- TutankhamunEgyptian boy pharaoh
- royal successionOrder of throne inheritance
- co-regencyShared monarchical authority
rediscovery
Finding something previously known
- EgyptologyStudy of pharaonic civilization
- FreudFounder of psychoanalysis
- historical mysteryCrime novel set long ago
iconoclast
Attacker of cherished beliefs
- damnatio memoriaePosthumous erasure from records
- religious persecutionHarming others for faith
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
naturalism
Worldview excluding the supernatural
- colossal statuesImmense carved likenesses
- sunken reliefCarving recessed into surface
- sculptorArtist shaping solid materials
bust · informality · androgynous · limestone · quartzite
royal tomb
Burial site for sovereigns
- excavationAct of unearthing
- PetrieBritish archaeology surname
- urban planningMunicipal development coordination
AkhenatenRamesses II
Nineteenth dynasty pharaoh
polytheist · Tutankhamun · Amun-Ra · empire builder · Hatshepsut
AkhenatenTutankhamun
Egyptian boy pharaoh
traditionalist · restorationist · conservative · orthodox · conventionalist