Do you think Akhenaten was wakt wacky?
Dear student
The King Amenhotep IV succeeded his father Amenhotep III and as the new ruler made some radical changes that were seen as strange by the entire country. He promoted the worship of the sun disk, Aten, and changed his name to Akhenaten, meaning, servant of Aten. But he didn’t stop there. He moved the religious capital from the old city of Thebes to the new city of Akhetaten, which is now known as Amarna.
He further shocked people with his antics by destroying the images of a major God, Amun, and closing his temples. As the director of the Univeristy of Chicago explains, “The family that had ruled for centuries was coming to an end, and then Akhenaten went a little wacky.”
Regards
The King Amenhotep IV succeeded his father Amenhotep III and as the new ruler made some radical changes that were seen as strange by the entire country. He promoted the worship of the sun disk, Aten, and changed his name to Akhenaten, meaning, servant of Aten. But he didn’t stop there. He moved the religious capital from the old city of Thebes to the new city of Akhetaten, which is now known as Amarna.
He further shocked people with his antics by destroying the images of a major God, Amun, and closing his temples. As the director of the Univeristy of Chicago explains, “The family that had ruled for centuries was coming to an end, and then Akhenaten went a little wacky.”
Regards