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Son of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye
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The couple had six daughters together
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In his first years, not much had changed.
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In many artworks, Akhenaton was depicted very differently from other pharaohs. In some pieces of art, he was seen with his wife and children, something very rare at the time. Also, he was given a more feminine looking body that included a slim torso with wide hips, large stomach and forehead, and also long arms and fingers. Many modern people believe that he had some type of illness that made him look like that.
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He began to push the polytheistic beliefs of Egyptians to a monotheistic belief. He focused heavily on the sun god, Aton.
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Akhenaton moved the city from Thebes to a new city called Akhetaton, modern day Amarna
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Akhenaton wrote hymns dedicated to Aton that covered walls of private tombs. These date back to around 1345 BCE.
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His tomb and sarcophagus began to be constructed
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He changed his name from Amenhotep IV to Akhenaton
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His sister gave birth to his son, Tutankhaton, who later changed his name to Tutankhamen
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He ruled for approximately seventeen years until his death.
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This was a year after her husband's death. The two ruled Egypt equally.
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Akhenaton was buried in tomb KV55, found in 1907 by archaeologist Edward R. Ayrton.