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** his queen =Nefertiti | ** his queen =Nefertiti | ||
* attempted monotheistic religion based on one god, Aten, a sun god, represented by a "sun disk" | * attempted monotheistic religion based on one god, Aten, a sun god, represented by a "sun disk" | ||
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** in 5th year of rule, changed his name from Amenhotep IV to "Akhenaten" or "he who worships Aten" or "Living Spirit of Aten" | ** in 5th year of rule, changed his name from Amenhotep IV to "Akhenaten" or "he who worships Aten" or "Living Spirit of Aten" | ||
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* wife & queen to Akhenaten | * wife & queen to Akhenaten | ||
** her name translates to ""The Beautiful Woman has Come" | ** her name translates to ""The Beautiful Woman has Come" | ||
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[[File:Nofretete Neues Museum.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Nefertiti bust, perhaps the most famous depiction of an ancient Egyptian ]] | [[File:Nofretete Neues Museum.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Nefertiti bust, perhaps the most famous depiction of an ancient Egyptian ]] | ||