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Akhenaten
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A·khe·na·ton or A·khe·na·ten  k-nätn, äk-nätn) also Ikh·na·ton (k-nätn) Originally A·men·ho·tep IV mn-htp, mn-) Died c. 1358 b.c.
King of Egypt (1375?-1358?) who rejected the old gods and initiated a monotheistic worship of the sun-god Aton.

Akhenaten, Akhenaton [ˌækəˈnɑːtən]
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(Biographies / Akhenaten (death date: ?1358 bc) M, Egyptian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) original name Amenhotep IV. died ?1358 bc, king of Egypt, of the 18th dynasty; he moved his capital from Thebes to Tell El Amarna and introduced the cult of Aten
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Noun1.Akhenaten - early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)Akhenaten - early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)


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