Horemhab and,1: 33
impact and legacy of,1:32–33,2: 596
last years of reign and,1:32–33
monotheism and,2: 501
monuments built by,1:31–32,1: 75
Nefertiti wife of,1: 31
new God, new city, new title of,1:31–32,
1:33–34,1:75–76
Nile River and,1: 303
Ra sun disk symbol and,2: 557
as seba,2: 596
Shu and,2: 617
Neferneferuaten Smenkhare and,1:32–33
talatat blocks architectural technique and,1: 30
transformation of the king and,
1:30–31,1:75–76
Tutankhamen and,1:32–33,1: 34
words of the philosopher and,1: 32
See alsoAkhetaten; Amenhotep; Aten
Akhetaten, 1:33–34
Akhenaten and,1:33–34,1: 76
arts center of,1: 34
Aten worship and,1:28,1:33,1: 76
Horemhab and,1: 33
“The Horizon of Aten” name meaning
and,1: 34
See alsoAkhenaten
Akua’ba.SeeKwa Ba(Akua’ba)
Alafin of Oyo, 1:34–35
Alafin Ajagbo and,1: 35
Alafin Ajaka and,1: 35
god in human form of,1: 34
historical background of,1:34–35
Ifa belief system and,1: 35
Oni of Ife and,1: 35
as Yoruba’s supreme political ruler,
1:34,2: 480
Altaegyptische Worterbuch,1: 40
Altars, 1:36–37
mummified bodies of dead kings at,1: 36
as physical connection between humans and
the divine,1: 36
Ramses II own image at,1:36–37
as repository of divine’s power,1: 36
sacrifices by priest and priestess at,1: 36
shrines to ancestors in homes as,1: 36
See alsoOffering
Amen, 1:37–38
absolute power of,1: 38
Akhenaten and,1:27,1: 33
“Amen-Ra [Amon-Ra] king of the gods” and,
1:27,1:38,1:75–76,2:557,2:558,
2:618,2:637,2: 669
Amma and,1: 41
anthropomorphic representations
of,1: 37
Book of the Deadand,1: 38
as central deity in Nile Valley
civilization,1: 37
Hatsehpsut and,1: 38
“hidden one” and “unknown one”
meanings of,1: 37
Hor and Suti protectors of,1: 38
Khonsu and,1:34,1: 363
name and representation of,1:37–38
Nyame and,2:465–466
power and prominence of,1: 38
Pyramid Textsand,1: 37
Ra and,1:37,1: 38
Ramses II, Kadesh battle and,1: 38
Shu and,2: 618
temples built to honor,1:37–38
Thutmoses III and,1: 38
transformation of,2: 669
Waset temples to,1:27,1:38,1:425,2: 705
See alsoGod; Ra(Re)
Amenemhat philosopher,1:27,2: 596
Amenhotep, 1:39–40
Akhenaten and,1: 39
“Amen is satisfied” meaning of,1: 27
Amen-Ra, Amon-Ra and,1:27,1: 32
deification of,1:39,1: 212
as earliest known seba,2: 596
18th dynasty of Kemet and,1:27,1: 39
healing skills of,1: 39
name and representation of,1:37–38
power and prominence of,1: 38
Waset temples built by,1:39,2: 705
wealth of,1: 27
See alsoAkhenaten
Amenhotep I,1: 29
Amenhotep II,1: 29
Amenhotep III,1:29–30
Aten worship and,1: 75
Per-aa divinity and,1: 210
Amenhotep IV,1:30–32,1: 75
Amiral Agwe.SeeAgwe
Amma, 1:40–41
Amazigh hunter cultural groups and,1: 40
Amen and,1: 41Index 801