Akhenaten's worship of
Aten as the sole god of creation was revolutionary. The stela of Wesi shows the worship of
the god of the afterlife, Osiris, one of the many gods to whom Egyptians had prayed for
centuries. The relief from the Great Palace at Amarna depicts Akhenaten's worship of Aten,
the light within the sun's disk. See how some elements remained the same, some changed
dramatically.
Memphis
Reign of Amenhotep III, 13901353 B.C.
Limestone
Staatliche Sammlung Aegyptischer Kunst, Munich
Decorated balustrade fragment
Amarna,
Great Palace
Reign of Akhenaten, 13531336 B.C.
Crystalline limestone
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
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