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title: Stela of Akhenaten
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4717/stela-of-akhenaten/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Stela of Akhenaten

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Stela of Akhenaten](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4717.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4717.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is the upper part of a limestone stela (with a cavetto cornice). There is a 1 line of horizontal hieroglyphic inscriptions, reading symmetrically from the center of the line; early cartouches of Aten can be recognized. Below, we can see the Aten disc and cartouches of Aten, [Akhenaten](https://www.worldhistory.org/Akhenaten/), and [Nefertiti](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nefertiti/). From Tell Al-[Amarna](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amarna/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). Reign of Akhenaten, circa 1353–1336 BCE. The Petrie Museum of [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, March 21). Stela of Akhenaten. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4717/stela-of-akhenaten/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stela of Akhenaten." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 21, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4717/stela-of-akhenaten/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stela of Akhenaten." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Mar 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4717/stela-of-akhenaten/>.

## License & Copyright

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