January 6th is Akhenaten and Nefertiti Day!!!

January 6th is Akhenaten and Nefertiti Day!!!

There is some good and some bad about the reign of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, but none the less both were very influential figures in Egypt and have a hand in many influences through out the world and history.  There is A LOT of incorrect history on this couple and their families pulling from religious texts that are NOT REAL history, so it is was hard to find anything that would decently describe some of the things that are true about their history, but the site below is pretty good and doesn't mention the things that have not been proven as real history. 

"Akhenaten ("He who is of service to the Aten" or "Effective Spirit of Aten") is one of the most famous pharaohs of ancient Egypt, despite the attempts of later rulers to omit him from the lists of kings. He began his reign under the name Amenhotep IV ("Amun is satisfied"). As the son of Amenhotep III, he inherited a prosperous and peaceful nation. He was crowned pharaoh with all of the usual flair and began an apparently normal reign. It is thought that his father reigned as co-regent during the first few years, but this is disputed by some scholars. The co-regency is supported by similarities in the artistic style during the later years of Amenhotep III and that of his son, but the style may well have developed before Akhenaten (then Amenhotep IV) became king. However, it became clear early in his reign that the young king was prepared to go against convention. In his first year, he built a Temple dedicated to the Aten at the perimeter of the Temple of Amun at Karnak. He took the unconventional step of celebrating a Sed-festival in his third year (this festival was usually conducted in the thirtieth year of a Pharaoh's reign) but still presented the Aten as a variant of Amun-Ra. The Eighteenth Dynasty was characterised by powerful women, but Akhenaten seems to have granted his chief wife, Nefertiti, with power surpassed only by the Pharaoh himself. Some scholars even suggest that she ruled as co-regent for part of his reign."  

Thank you Mr. Akhenaten and Nefertiti for all of your contributions and inspiration! Please click the link below and learn more about Akhenaten and Nefertiti. :-)

http://ancientegyptonline.co.uk/akhenaten.html