CLAS 2P34 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Tutankhamun
12 May 2016
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He chose to establish this new capital to create a legacy and build a city for aten. He wanted to create a revolution on religion. Depiction in images: grotesque, ambiguous male and female characteristics. Perhaps to symbolize fertility: his depiction in art is ambiguous like the gods, maybe he doesn"t want to just be someone connected to the god, but a god himself. There is no priest between akhenaten and aten, the king and god are making a divine connection. It was a virgin site no prior religious groups in the area. The site was up and running after only 2 years with everything a city should have. The population of the city was 20,000 people. After tutankhamen came into power, he changed the capital back to thebes and restored the original religion. Amarna : 1350 bc: planned from scratch, central area: with grand palace, storehouses, military barracks and 2 temples to the aten, great aten temple:
