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2007-01-08 22:15:18 · 3 answers · asked by david m 2 in Arts & Humanities History

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Akhenaton was the founder of a monotheistic religion in Pharonic Egypt. Originally,he was named AmenhotepIV.
When he became a Pharaoh of the late 18th Dynasty and change his name to that of Akhenaton.
This incorporated the name he gave to his new God the Aton. The Aton was personified as the sun with rays extending ending with "giving hands".
He banned the worship of all the Ancient Egyptian gods and turned the powerful and political priests of Amun, out of the temples of Thebes (Luxor) and other places.
A new city was established about 140km north of Thebes called Armana.His rule was peaceful and insignificant.Other than the style of art he preferred.
On his death he became openly known as "The Heretic". Tutankhaton became Pharaoh,immediately changing his name to Tutankhamun and re-established the Gods and priests to their temples.
Moses and Akhenaton were not the same person,there is no Biblical or Evidence in the study of Egyptology that suggests this.
The story of Moses as related in the Bible,shows evidence that they lived in different periods of history.
Even if this evidence was proven wrong,it is very unlikely Moses would have ever even entered the court of Arkhenaton,they believed in very different forms of monotheism.He maintained a closed court.
There is no evidence to this point in time, that suggests Moses was ever associated with a Pharonic court at all. Unless he did so under another name.
The Ancient Egyptians habitually documented every detail of court and temple life.Even laundry bills.
However,there is still much that has not been studied or yet discovered.

2007-01-08 23:20:54 · answer #1 · answered by sistablu...Maat 7 · 1 1

No. Akhenaten was a Pharaoh who created his own God-Aten. He didn't believe in the Jewish God. And his tomb is in Egypt. Moses lived at a different time, possibly at the time of Rameses, and although was brought up as a Prince of Egypt converted to being Hebrew after seeing God in a burning bush. He died outside Egypt.

2007-01-09 06:22:27 · answer #2 · answered by plwimsett 5 · 0 0

Akhenaten (aka Amenhotep IV) began his reign in 1352 b.C. Moses was found by Hatshepsut before her reign began in 1473 b.C.

2007-01-11 04:58:24 · answer #3 · answered by MotherNature 5 · 0 1

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