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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 ]]