4 moments

1. Accession at Thebes

   1353-01-01 BC · Thebes (modern Luxor), Egypt

   

   Amenhotep IV, later Akhenaten, likely received the Egyptian crown at Thebes at the beginning of his reign. The accession year is disputed in scholarship; the source also gives 1351 BC as an alternative. Thebes is described as the most likely, not certain, coronation location.

2. Foundation ceremony at Akhetaten

   1347-01-01 BC · Akhetaten (modern Amarna), Minya Governorate, Egypt

   

   Akhenaten was at the newly founded city of Akhetaten for its foundation ceremony, a defining step in transferring the royal court and Aten cult to modern Amarna. The proclamation is dated to regnal Year 5; 1347 BC is an approximate absolute conversion used by Oxford Academic.

3. Year-twelve tribute reception

   1340-01-01 BC · Akhetaten (modern Amarna), Minya Governorate, Egypt

   

   Akhenaten received tribute and offerings from allied countries and vassal states at his capital, a major recorded court ceremony of the Amarna period. The event is securely assigned to regnal Year 12; 1340 BC is an approximate conversion because absolute regnal chronology is disputed.

4. Initial burial in the Royal Wadi

   1336-01-01 BC · Royal Tomb of Akhenaten, Royal Wadi, Amarna, Egypt

   

   After his death in regnal Year 17, Akhenaten was initially buried in the royal tomb prepared in the Royal Wadi east of his capital. The reign end is variously dated to 1336 or 1334 BC; this card uses 1336 BC while preserving the source's regnal-year evidence.