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Aten Temple
When was the Temple of Amenhotep IV built?
The temple was built during the era of King Akhenaten of the 18th dynasty, especially in the first four years of the reign of Mecca, before the revolution to unify religions and the building of the city of Tell el-Amarna.
Where is the Temple of Aten Amenhotep IV located?
The temple is located outside the area of Amun-Ra in the eastern direction in the Karnak
Temple, Luxor, Egypt.
Facts about the Temple of Aten Amenhotep IV:
It was discovered that the temple was basically a religious edifice of King Amenhotep III and was used as a memorial in the Karnak Temple, then King Akhenaten used the structures of the edifice and built his own temple.
The temple was without a roof, as it was directly exposed to the sun's rays.
The temple contained statues made of red granite and sandstone of King Akhenaten.
Parts of the walls of the temple, known as the Tiny List, were collected and are now displayed in the Luxor Museum, where you will find inscriptions and scenes of the celebration of Sayed’s feast, which was cared for by King Akhenaten and King Amenhotep III in celebrating Sayed’s feast, in addition to drawings of residential life, administration and ownership in the civilization of ancient Egypt.
The temple was destroyed after the death of King Akhenaten, and the temple layout has disappeared so far.
Discoveries of the Temple of Amenhotep IV:
More than 25 artifacts from the statues of King Akhenaten were discovered after extensive excavations by archaeologist Henri Scheffer in 1925 AD.
A huge statue of the Pharaonic king is 13 meters long and another statue is approximately 9 meters long, where the external sculpture of the king statue was with a large stomach, large facial features and a small arm, while the other statue was without genitals and naked.
25 stone bases were discovered that were dedicated to the statues of King Amenhotep the Fourth.
A stone block was discovered inscribed with King Akhenaten raising his right arm and wearing the blue crown of the civilization of ancient Egypt. On the left, an inscription of the god Aten with the head of a falcon, and it is currently on display in the Berlin Museum in Germany.
About King Akhenaten:
Ruling period: 1353-1336 BC.
Sentence term: 17 years.
The Pharaonic Dynasty: The Eighteenth Dynasty.
King Akhenaten's wives:
Queen Nefertiti.
Queen Kia.
Children of King Akhenaten:
King Tutankhamun
Smenkhkare
Meret Aten
Meket Aton
Ankhesenamun
Nefernefrire
Setna Ra
Father: King Amenhotep III
Mother: Queen Tiye
Date of death: 1336 BC.
Burial place: King Akhenaten's royal tomb at Tell el-Amarna
Works of King Akhenaten:
The unification of the worship of the gods and the Egyptian religious beliefs in full, especially the worship of Amun-Ra, to the worship of the god Aton, “the sun god”.
Transferring the ancient capital of Egypt from Thebes to Tell el-Amarna in Minya.
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