Name Change To Akhenaten
On day 13, Month 8, in the fifth year of his reign, the king arrived at the site of the new city Akhetaten (now known as Amarna). A month before that Amenhotep IV had officially changed his name to Akhenaten. Amenhotep IV changed most of his 5 fold titulary in year 5. The only name he kept was his prenomen or throne name.
| Amenhotep IV | Akhenaten | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Horus name |
Kanakht-qai-Shuti |
Meryaten |
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| Nebty name |
Wer-nesut-em-Ipet-swt |
Wer-nesut-em-Akhetaten |
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| Golden Horus name |
Wetjes-khau-em-Iunu-Shemay |
Wetjes-ren-en-Aten |
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| Prenomen |
Neferkheperure-waenre |
Neferkheperure-waenre |
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| Nomen |
Amenhotep Netjer-Heqa-Waset |
Akhenaten |
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