Accession at Thebes
· Thebes (modern Luxor), Egypt
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic · file 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.
