Glossary18th Dynasty – During the New Kingdom period, 1570 – 1070 BC.
Akhenaten – Heretic tenth Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, 1352-1336 B.C., possibly Tutankhamon's half-brother or his father.
Akhen – Translates to “he who serves the sun.”
Akhetaten – Name for the town that Akhenaten built for worshippers of the Aten. Located in Tel el Amarna.
Akhet – Translates to “Horizon of the Aten,” based on how the sun rose over the distant hills, as seen from Tel el Amarna, the town Akhenaten built.
Al-Qurn – Pyramid Mountain, Peak of the West. Believed to be a natural pyramid placed by Ancient Gods, which led the Ancient Egyptians to choose Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens for royal burial sites.
Amarnian figures – Statues and etchings from Akhenaten's era, at Tel el-Amarna and oth
