Amenhotep IV


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Amenhotep IV

See Akhenaten.
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Amenhotep IV

or

Amenhotpe IV

n
(Biography) the original name of Akhenaten
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A•khe•na•ton

or A•khe•na•ten

(ɑkˈnɑt n, ˌɑ kə-)

also Akh•na•ton

(ɑkˈnɑt n)

n.
(Amenhotep IV) died 1357? b.c., king of Egypt 1375?-1357?: reformer of ancient Egyptian religion (son of Amenhotep III).
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Noun1.Amenhotep IV - early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)Amenhotep IV - early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)
Akhenaten, Akhenaton, Ikhanaton
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