AKHENATEN AMENHOTEP IV

Early life of Amenhotep IV

Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) was the second son of Amenhotep III and his wife, Tiy Chief. It's unclear if Amenhotep IV the throne with his older brother so-called, Thutmose III, which is supposed to died young because of the controversial shared. It wasn't long before the new name, Akhenaten, Amenhotep IV meaning "Servant Announces of the Aton" probably means in the fifth year of his reign.

As his mother, Tiy, wife of Akhenaton, Nefertiti was not of Royal blood, she was just a girl from the vizier, Ay, probably after the death of his grandson, Tutankhamun reigned. Amenhotep IV had at least four girls, Mekytaten, Merytaten, Merytaten-tasheri and Akhesenpaaten; but he also had one of the biggest names in ancient history, Tutankhamun.

Amenhotep IV as Akhenaten

Akhenaton, prefer to be called then, because he took the time and effort for the release of a new religion. He built a new city, Akhenaton and rededicated only God Aton and is believed by some Egyptologists that he the power of his army to drive people to this new city, its popularity on the dubious moment.

Amenhotep IV not only changed his own name, he also gave his daughters of names that all paid devotion to his God, ate. He is also believed to be priests to close the temples and abandon their Egyptian gods, to ensure the worship of the one God of all Egyptians have forced. Such as temples closed, the city of Akhenaten was only more big and bigger, located in the middle of Memphis and Thebes, site of the city has spared even by another cult of Pharaoh.

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