The Temple of Amenhotep IV was an ancient monument at Karnak in Luxor, Egypt. The structures were used during the New Kingdom, in the first four years of the 18th Dynasty reign of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten, when he still used the name Amenhotep IV.

Jun 9, 2021 · Celebrating the ceremony is Akhenaten, the new pharaoh of Egypt, who has just changed his dynastic name, Amenhotep IV, to a new title that includes the name of the solar disk, the divinity that from now on will become hegemonic in Egypt. The temple dedicated to …

Sep 22, 2017 · A prime example comes from Gempaaten: an enormous, full-body statue of Akhenaten exhibiting some peculiar characteristics. The king's face is long and thin, with slit eyes and large, full lips. His figure is equally strange and out-of-proportion, with spindly arms, long fingers, a paunch, and feminine hips and breasts.

The Colossal Statues of Akhenaten at East Karnak depict the 18th Dynasty pharaoh, Akhenaten (also known as Amenophis IV or Amenhotep IV), in a distorted representation of the human form. The statues are believed to be from early in his reign, which lasted arguably from either 1353 to 1336 BCE or 1351 to 1334 BCE.

Scholarly study of the reign of Akhena­ten, pharaoh of Egypt (ca. 1375-1357 B.C.), has focused with justification on the last thirteen years of his life and the new capi­tal he founded in Middle Egypt at Amarna.

May 22, 2014 · Joining Ra, the sun god, and Horus, the sky god, Ra-Horakhty (Ra-Horus-Aten) represented the sun during its entire trek across the sky. It was usually represented as a sun disc with rays of light shining down. Amenhotep IV could no longer have a name that reflected a god he did not worship.

The Temple of Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) is located to the east of the main complex, outside the walls of the main Karnak Temple. The temple was destroyed after the death of its builder, and its full extent and layout are currently unknown.

The Temple of Amenhotep IV was an ancient monument at Karnak in Luxor, Egypt. The structures were used during the New Kingdom, in the first four years of the 18th Dynasty reign of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten, when he still used the name Amenhotep IV.

Oct 12, 2024 · Constructed outside the boundaries of the Precinct of Amon-Re, to the east, the main temple in the complex was named Gm–p3–itn (Gempaaten), which means "The Sun Disc is Found in the Estate of the God Aten".

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