Amarna Religious Reforms under Akhenaten (c. 1353–1336 BCE)

1. Amenhotep IV succeeds Amenhotep III

   Jan 1, 1353 BCELabels: Amenhotep IV, Amenhotep III

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. Early reign promotes Aten alongside traditional gods

   Jan 1, 1353 BCELabels: Amenhotep IV, Aten

   • Akhenaten

3. Aten temple complex built at Karnak

   Jan 1, 1351 BCELabels: Karnak, Gem-pa-Aten

   • Digital Karnak
   • Akhenaten

4. Founding decree for Akhetaten boundary stelae

   Jan 1, 1348 BCELabels: Akhetaten, Boundary Stelae

   • Boundary Stelae
   • Akhenaten

5. Amenhotep IV changes name to Akhenaten

   Jan 1, 1348 BCELabels: Akhenaten, Name Change

   • Akhenaten

6. Royal residence shifts from Thebes to Amarna

   Jan 1, 1347 BCELabels: Akhetaten, Thebes

   • Amarna Period
   • Britannica

7. Boundary stelae later proclamation expands city program

   Jan 1, 1347 BCELabels: Boundary Stelae, Akhetaten

   • Boundary Stelae

8. Great Aten hymn tradition recorded in Amarna tombs

   Jan 1, 1345 BCELabels: Great Hymn, Ay

   • Great Hymn

9. Year 12 durbar scene depicts imperial tribute

   Jan 1, 1341 BCELabels: Durbar Scene, Amarna

   • Neferneferuaten
   • Nefertiti

10. Royal family losses intensify during later reign

    Jan 1, 1339 BCELabels: Royal Family, Meketaten

    • Meketaten

11. Nefertiti attested alive in Akhenaten’s Year 16

    Jan 1, 1337 BCELabels: Nefertiti, Akhenaten

    • Neferneferuaten
    • Nefertiti

12. Akhenaten dies after a 17-year reign

    Jan 1, 1336 BCELabels: Akhenaten, Death

    • Britannica
    • Akhenaten

13. Amarna diplomatic archive closes after capital abandonment

    Jan 1, 1331 BCELabels: Amarna Letters, Akhetaten

    • Amarna Letters

14. Tutankhamun’s Restoration Stela reverses Atenist policy

    Jan 1, 1327 BCELabels: Tutankhamun, Restoration Stela

    • Restoration Stela