Who? I know this story well but stayed with the film for the voice of the narrator! Hypnotic! Intelligently narrated. The archaeologists on the other hand….!
Beautiful and down to earth art, serene hymns, no wars, no bombastic statues, and no talking about enslaving and crushing enemies... Sounds nice, I really like this pharaoh
Ever since I learned about ancient Egypt in grade school I fell in love with the subject and have tried to learn everything I can about it. However, Akhenaten has rarely if ever been mentioned. After seeing the Metropolitan Opera’s recent production of Phillip Glass’ opera “Akhnaten” I’ve been trying to learn more about this groundbreaking and controversial pharaoh. Thanks for posting this video. Some of the puzzle pieces are starting to come together to flesh out the picture of who this amazing pharaoh was.
barack Obama I believe is the reincarnation of Akhenaton, he will be back in power, American Pharoah=Triple Crown. Something is going to happen to Trump, and he will be replaced by him, mark my words.
hifibrony wasn’t it though? I have tickets to see it at the Met next May and am so excited. The cast recording came out at the end of July. It’s splendid. Glass had made a deal with the Stuttgart Opera when they recorded the opera back in 1985 that at least 30 years would need to lapse before a new recording would be considered. Don’t ask me why. When “Akhnaten” became the break out hit of the 2019-2020 season and it also has been the most watched watched opera on the Met’s On Demand streaming service the powers that be decided that the time was right for a new recording. It blows the original recording way out of the water. If you have a music streaming service check it out. It’s for sure on Spotify.
Oh, and if anyone's interested, in the relatively recent video game, 'Assassin's Creed Origins,' one of the DLC's - 'Curse of the Pharaohs' - allows you to explore a highly idealized but somewhat accurate city of Amarna as the afterlife of Akhenaten. While the game has a huge science fiction bend - fighting Egyptian Gods, fighting dead Pharaohs, powerful artifacts, et cetera - the historical aspects are wonderful. The game is set during the reign of Cleopatra at the end of Ptolemaic Egypt, and all of the major landmarks and ancient cities are rendered accurately. Memphis, Alexandria, the Lighthouse and Library of Alexandria, the Pyramids of Giza - inside and out - the Sphinx, Cyrene, Siwa Oasis. One later DLC adds the Sinai Peninsula - originally Heliopolis but changed to Sinai, idk why - and Upper Egypt landmarks and cities like Thebes, the Valley of the Kings, Karnak and Luxor, Hatshepshut's Temple, and afterlives dedicated to different Pharaohs, including Akhenaten's Amarna.
Best than any video game: I actually visited the remnants of Amarna, and the tombs on the cliff that surrounds the valley. It's still an amazing place to this day, if you've got your imagination traveling with you. (And some beforehand knowledge of the site). One of the most impressive of the whole Nile Valley. Nothing beats seeing all those sites with your own eyes. (I worked 3 months to be able to afford such a trip in my twenties, nothing is impossible when you've got a dream).
I play Origins a lot - and I got the season pass to get the DLCs. There's something about the Aten afterlife area that I find peaceful. It's a game I wish I could jump right into and experience.
Guys, could Akhenaten have been a Prophet sent by God just like Moses, Abraham, Jesus and Muhammed? This sun God that some assume might be the unseen 1 God.
@@ahmedzakikhan7639 could be. I tend to envision this in a similar way at times. Other times, my mind goes in different directions but he’s the most interesting/fascinating person to me (that I know of) to have ever lived. “He came to the Egyptians to be a non-person” .. hmmm
The roots of this conflict between rulers and ecclesiastics go all the way back to the succession of Hatshepsut after the death of Tuthmose II. Originally the regent for the young Tuthmose III, Hatshepsut decided to become a king instead. She was probably inspired by Aahotep who had been a renowned queen-regent of the 17th Dynasty -- almost two centuries before -- during the wars against the Hyksos. This would be problematic in a time of peace, since even the Egyptian word for 'king' implied maleness. Hatshepsut knew that she would need more support to seize the throne ...and she found it. Each year during the Festival of Opet, the god Amun (or his image, in any event) was supposed to have traveled from his temple in Thebes to pay a month-long conjugal visit to his consort, the goddess Mut, at her temple in Karnak. Public debauchery and drunkenness were part of the event. It was basically "Spring Break" in the Bronze Age. Since the image of Amun couldn't actually walk, a gaggle of priests had to carry it on a gilded boat-shaped litter. This was the ambitious queen's chance. During the procession, she approached the gleaming barque of Amun -- and the image of the god, veiled by finest linen from the eyes of mere mortals -- to pose a question: was it the will of the chief god Amun -- and therefore of all the gods -- that Hatshepsut should become King? The high priest repeated her question and suddenly the barque of the god dipped toward Hatshepsut, to indicate his divine approval. Of course, all of this play-acting had been arranged with the Amun priests beforehand -- for a price. Hatshepsut got what she wanted through this bit of flim-flam, but so did the Amun priests whose price was far higher than riches. They were already obscenely wealthy through the offerings given to them to care for the spirits of the dead. From now on, they -- posing as Amun -- would have a say in the royal succession, too. Even Hatshepsut seemed to belatedly recognize the terrible bargain she had struck. She was the first ruler to apply the title, 'Pharaoh' to herself. It literally means "great House," which emphasized her lineage -- as the eldest daughter of one king and the widow of another -- rather than her gender.
Allan Ashby thank you immensely for this valuable inside information!!! I absolutely adore Hatshepsut !!! I wish u would do a RU-vid documentary on her !!! Bravo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I love Ahkenaten's story, but they really tried to put the pity on the other priests in this spin! The other priests did not care about the people, they liked the power and riches, and that is why they hated Akhenaten so much! I will always love the mystery surrounding this Pharaoh!
Akhenaten is recorded in the Bible as well, known as Moses...he was consider a traitor and they tried to erase his existance from all the literature and sculptures, as he stole the Ark of the Covenant when he run from Egypt, rendering the pyramid's zero point energy technology useless...This is why they chased after him, to recover the Ark, not for any other reason...so...yes, very controversial...and the priests did care about the people...as a matter of fact, this is what they all cared about it...nothing to do with riches and whatever we value nowaday...
Religion is a huge security concern for any established culture. Trying to change a religion will of course cause panic and fear in the populace (Christian missionaries had known a lot about that!). Akhenaten was an inspired human being who also had to unite the various peoples of Egypt's population (the result of prior Egyptian conquests). Religion was a unifying force, and the Sun was universal among all people, whether Nubian, native Egyptian, etc, etc. The priests had become corrupt and politically too powerful, so Akhenaten as Pharaoh took back that power. It is a false statement in this documentary that he took livelihood away from his subjects. He took an enormous number of his people with him to build and support El Amarna. The change had to be swift and definite. El Amarna was situated half-way between the two capitals of Egypt. Is this so impossible to grasp? We did the same thing in Australia. Our capital, Canberra, is situated half-way between our two major cities, Sydney and Melbourne (which both argued to be our capital), in the middle of a ring of mountains, kilometres from any major population area!
There is something else that is very elegantly, so to speak, skipped in this documentary. Amenhotep, Akhenaten's father, in his reign had began a series of revolutionary changes that were meant to break right through the ever growing power of the priests. He had a likeness of himself being carried next to Amun statues at official processions which was unheard of before his time. And that is just one example. So, no Akhenaten was not a lunatic or a maniac with strange hippy ideas. He was raised in an era when one of the main political goals was to ensure that the priesthood would not overpower monarchy, which on its own would be a disaster from Egyptian religion point of view as there is a very fine line of balance between who is who on earth and who represent who and in what way. So Akhenaten was merely following in his father's footsteps. His was just a continuation of what previous pharaohs had already began. The only thing I do agree with (stated in this documentary) is that he does strike us as an impulsive person, a rather immature and hasty one. This transition should have been a very slow and smooth one, instead he chose to impose his will and views on his people. Hasty revolutions nearly always end in disaster.
Nefertari Yes, I agree with you. I’ve read that Akhenaten’s grandfather had been mummified wearing an Aten on his chest - this was a long time coming. But perhaps there were political pressures upon Akhenaten that we can’t fully know at this time, though his zeal was evident. We had a similar Prime Minister in Australia (Gough Whitlam) who came power after decades of cultural and social starvation in Australia. He created too many reforms too quickly. But, yes, even President Obama had once stated that in a Democracy change has to occur in small increments (which doesn’t happen with Totalitarian regimes).
@@pharoahakhenaten6630 The Priests that were acquiring Land and power behind the Pharaohs back, to seize power, remind me of the bankers today... Your Rothschilds and such. What happened is no mystery. I read about the Priests corruption in the Egyptian Demotic texts. They planned behind the Pharaohs backs and Akhenaten got their number and He wanted to dial it back!
Why are people surprised? Emperor Constantine did the same thing in Rome with Christianity. The head of state AND the head of religion is supreme power.
Henry the VIII did the same with the Protestant faith when he rejected the Catholic faith after the pope rejected Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon.
What if he knew the temple priest where corrupt to the extreme and he had to prove to the priest they didn't have all the power and as soon as he died.. they ceased that everything.. cause I guess the priest win again now they have it perfected... I mean why is the Catholic Church so wealthy...
I have read about & thought about Akhenaten for years. And the only conclusion I can come to is that, simply, he was an experimenter. Everything else, even the politics, was secondary,
Yeah, in ancient Egypt there were attempts to erase all mention of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his one god, monotheistic religion. So, not much seems to be known about that religion today. I would like to know more about it. And, beforehand there were attempts to remove the polytheistic religion of ancient Egypt. So, destruction both times. It's a pity the two religions couldn't have existed together in peace and harmony. Dogma does not work. There is also believed to be a connection between Moses and Akhenaten. There was apparently a group who still followed Akhenaton's monotheistic religion after his time. With Tutankhamun's tomb having survived intact, it's a pity that it didn't contain documents all about Akhenaten's monotheistic religion. After-all, Tutankhamun was Akhenaten's son.
Guys, could Akhenaten have been a Prophet sent by God just like Moses, Abraham, Jesus and Muhammed? This sun God might that they are referring to might be the unseen 1 God. I need more info in this.
@@briyachrist No No. Moses happened to be non-Egyptian Israeli. Besides Moses fought against Ramses II much later and there are enough evidence for it based on Menapsi .. stone writing and more. Akhenatan was an Egytpain King. GOD had sent prophets to all great nations like Egypt, Sumeria, India, China, Sahara, Greece, West Europe. The Bible typically speaks of JEWISH prophets like Moses Abraham Jesus etc. Other prophets existed but weren't mentioned.
@@briyachrist No worries but there are evidence of existence of ancient Israel in Egyptian texts . They even traded with Israelis. But Jews weren't the only people who believed in 1 God. There were other nations too but history lost proof of it. Akhenatan was freaking radical who abolished all the Egyptian Gods. He might be the pre-Abraham Prophet of God.
Akhenaten is recorded in the Bible as well, known as Moses...he was consider a traitor and they tried to erase his existance from all the literature and sculptures, as he stole the Ark of the Covenant when he run from Egypt, rendering the pyramid's zero point energy technology useless...This is why they chased after him, to recover the Ark, not for any other reason...so...yes, very controversial...
Akhenaten is one of the more interesting Pharaohs. Most were quite boring and did nothing of note. His notoriety is exactly what makes him endure...something the priesthood tried to eradicate.
@@GabrielalmightyTanzania I think there were 9 Ramses ?....Ramses the great (2nd) lived into his 90s and was responsible for so many of the wonderful structures we see. Akhenaten (Amenhotep 4th) was his name before he changed it interests me because he was the first person who believed in Monothelitism religion....believing there was only one god rather than dozens to be worshiped. This was an extremely radical idea at the time and didn't happen again until Jesus and Biblical God.
The reason the king of Egypt king ( Akhnuntoton )changed his religion was because the Prophet Joseph made him do so The whole complete story is in the film called “ Prophet Joseph “ made in Iran long time ago. You can find it on RU-vid
Foreign Rider No only think but %200 sure This story is not only true, also based on the written documents , which is available in Middle Eastern countries Every kid that went to school in Middle , East has full knowledge of this , because it’s a chapter in our World History classes Quran documents this as well
He was frightened??? 😄 But they didn't tell people the "REAL TRUTH" that he destroyed thousands of images of old idols of every god/goddess, and abandoned & boarded up the temples putting over 70,000 priests unemployed, THEN built Amarna on virgin soil, free of polytheism & blasphemy. This was the origins of Monotheism. No Akhenaten (YAH), then Moses, Jesus, Muhammad...the Bible & Quran wouldn't be a testament if his revelation. 🙏 Amen. Praises be unto the One True Ever-Living One
Lead his people out of oppression from a corrupt priesthood into Amarna, he lived the life that was plagiarized by the people who wrote the Old Testament saying it was Moses and putting their own spin on it!
Learn a bit more: people in Amarna died young and most likely lived in terrible conditions, died of exhaustion, their body badly difformed from overwork.
I think when he said that there is only one god...he was talking about the atma. It is said that the atma is a part of the all pervading god. He was trying to shift people from worshipping saguna god to nirguna god. I obviously dont know how he came to know about it.🙏.
Why isn't anyone talking about the change of conversation at 22:16 Brilliant! Akhenaten was the Key to true ancient egyptian spirituality. And the gateway to TRUE monotheism
Akhenaten is recorded in the Bible as well, known as Moses...he was consider a traitor and they tried to erase his existance from all the literature and sculptures, as he stole the Ark of the Covenant when he run from Egypt, rendering the pyramid's zero point energy technology useless...This is why they chased after him, to recover the Ark, not for any other reason...so...yes, very controversial...and the priests did care about the people...as a matter of fact, this is what they all cared about it...nothing to do with riches and whatever we value nowaday...FYI, he was the one who did a lot of damage to the true ancient spirituality...
Akhenaten's father, Amenhotep III, I believe, was the pharaoh of the Exodus. His first born son, crown prince Thutmose, disappears suddenly from historical records (as a result of the "Passover"?), and Akhenaten becomes pharaoh. After either witnessing personally, or hearing tales from his father or others later, the "glory of the Lord" and "spirit of the Lord" pillars of fire and cloud, that shone light on the Hebrew camp all night while the sea parted for crossing, and also which fought off the Egyptian army all night, shooting out flames and knocking off chariot wheels in some instances, it's my belief that Akhenaten decided that this was the sun-disc god Aten making an appearance. I find it difficult to believe that the entire Exodus story has no basis in fact whatsoever, and if it DOES, then something must have been visible flying in the skies that influenced the story.
Akhenaten is recorded in the Bible as well, known as Moses...he was consider a traitor and they tried to erase his existance from all the literature and sculptures, as he stole the Ark of the Covenant when he run from Egypt, rendering the pyramid's zero point energy technology useless...This is why they chased after him, to recover the Ark, not for any other reason...so...yes, very controversial...
I wonder if Akenaten had some kind or personal realisation that the Sun is stationary and the Earth goes around it. Not by scientific study, but by a spiritual revelation. The other pharaohs saw Orion as stationary with the planets and sun moving.
@@meralalizada There's no proof for what you just said. Akhenaten also didn't worship your God. He heavily took elements from the other gods and attributed to Aten.
Jesus son of the holy Ghost had the same belief like Akhenaten son of the Sun because Ghosts are created by fire or the Sun and the mistake Jesus made was to say that he was coming from the house of David father of the wise King Solomon who was worshipping the Moon God Amun Ra God of Wisdom and when Solomon merged his kingdom with queen Sheba who was worshipping the Sun also King Solomon started worshipping the Sun God Aten Ra the creator of ghosts and indeed that was the first eclipse of the Sun and the Moon.
They only see pictures of drawings of their time which was explaining different things that we're going on he don't know all that those are drawing of the time
a bit more than that, Henry VIII may have split from Rome to get laid, but he didn't invent a new religion, build a new capital city and declare himself a living god....
I think your missing the whole point . He Agreed there was a GOD . But was "Guided" in his Studies or curiosity To ponder Which God . He found All the other temples were to False fake God's I get It , It wasn't about The money or temples . He wanted the Truth about GOD and to Worship freely ... .
he's only going with recording of pictures of their live that was drawn at their civilization and time to explain what was really going on but that's not the truth of it all they don't know that
It's why they continue digging and studying. They openly admit that they don't know, and it's that not knowing that drives the fields of Egyptology and Archaeology.
The story of Akhenaten is well explained in the drama of Prophet Yousuf/Joseph, which you can watch on RU-vid "Hazrat Yousuf" with subtitles. Prophet Yousuf's story is one of the finest stories and very well explained in the Quran. According to our Muslim history Hazrat Yousuf/Joseph was son of Prophet Jacob/Israel, who was son of Prophet Iseq/Ishaq, who was son of Prophet Ibrahim/Abraham. Hazrat Ibrahim/Abraham was originally from babylon (nowadays Baghdad Iraq). One of his grand son Hazrat Yaqoob/Jacob was sent to Qinan (Israel). Hazrat Yaqoob/Jacob was also known as Israel (so Israelis are his descendants). One of his son Hazrat Yousuf/Joseph was also a Prophet. In his childhood his brothers threw him into the well out of jealousy. And Joseph was pulled out and was led away by a caravan to Egypt. There they sold Joseph to Governor of Memphis (old Egyptian city). Joseph found a high place at the office of Governor because of his skills and intelligence. There he, Joseph, grew up and eventually went into prison in a fake case. But he was released from prison after interpreting a very difficult dream of the king. That king was Akhenaten. Akhenaten made him his minister and later he became a follower of Abraham's religion and abandoned the worship of Amon. There he, Joseph, performed many miracles, rescued Egypt from famine, served the people, lifted them out of poverty, exposed the lies of Amon's followers, and removed the statue of Amon from the synagogue. In this, Yousuf had the full support of Akhenaten. Because Akhenaten was disturbed by the unjustified spending of the priests, their whims and unwarranted interference in the affairs of the government. Therefore, Akhenaten wanted to get rid of them through Yousuf or in other words we can say, Allah gave guidance to Akhenaten. However, the statue of Amon was later removed, the priests were arrested, and Amon worship was banned. Joseph then called his family to Egypt and they all stayed there. Later on few years later Akhenaten was removed and the worse days started for the Prophet Joseph's family.
Akhnaten accepted that there is only one God who created the whole universe, whose presence they can feel everywhere, at that time whole Egypt accepted that there is One God, who is everywhere. They were realized about their original and one n only creator "Allah". We have studied about the true story... also in Holy Quran. He demolished the constitution of worshiping the other Egyptian Gods! Many things thay are mentioned in this video is not the exact reality,
I shall tell you a secret story Javairia Irshad about the King Akhnaten. During his life time he was Worshipping Amu-Ra when the two Arch Angles appeared to him. One was a "Red Flame" called himself "Maha-El" (Michael). Another "Violet Flame" appeared to him called himself "Rafa-El" (Rafael) and gave him the teaching of the one God. What King Akhanten called the "Sa-Aten". In ancient Egyptian "Sa" means "truth". "Aten" means "God" or "Absolute". So it means the "truth of the God".
He ruled wisely and did force anyone to worship his religion. He made sure lavish the other temples of with gold, while he built his own city to Aten. But his Queen Nefertiti, was not Egyptian she was the Priestess of the Sacred Flame from the country of Iraq. What worse she could not have children, but it did not matter King Akhanten loved his Nefertiti and married her. But when he was poisoned by the followers of Anubis she had no support in the Royal court so she fled to Upper Egypt, where King Akhanten sister had married the general and governor of Upper Egypt for protection.
But after his death the Religion that he created the "Sa-Aten" was seen as a abomination. So the called "Satan" the "evil one", the "adversary". That were the Hebrews learned such name and put it in there Bible.
Ahknaughton moved the city far from the plague ravaged land Moses give Egypt in the prior years before his rule .after God showed himself then all old religions was abolished just like you'd expect.
His grandfather was mummified with an Aten amulet on his chest. This was coming for some time. Only Akhenaten had the courage to defy the power of the priests.
Wrong look at his mother !!! Mother always influences the child's religious beliefs ( & host of other behaviors which are inherited from mothers DNA modern science has proven this). His mother was not a royal & was also a firm believer in the Aten.
@@ragemodels Then look at Tiye's parents Yuya and Tuyu ... and it's been suggested that Amenhotep III's mother may have been Yuya's sister... To me, Yuya is the key figure of the late 18th Dynasty.
So he was one of the first to try and introduce a single GOD and he picked the 🌞. Little did he know that the brown 🟤 skinned woolly nappy hair Nazarene Lord JESUS YESHUA was sent by the Divine that created the 🌞.
From finds it is clear that the monotheistic doctrine of the heretical pharaon Akhenaten was the cause of malformation and desertification in contrast with the constitution of Egypt which depended on the prosperity of the Nile river!
if you want to understand akhnaton you should read the #Quran ! he is not mention by name but i think he was in the time of prophet yusuf peace be upon him the story in the Quran is amazing if you don't have a copy of the Quran read the chapter yusuf from Google.
Akhenaten sounds like Moses. Moses led his people out into the middle of the dessert and banned the worship and images of all gods and only wanted his people to worship his one god.
Why couldn't it be both? our conscious minds are not always aware of what is going on in our unconscious minds. Spiritual revelations might simply be those moments when our conscious minds become aware of what has been going on deep down for a long while.
Akhenaten’s reign can be seen from his family, the 18th Dynasty. It would seem that there were split religious beliefs as parts had the name of Tutmoses of which there were four split. With those named Amenhotep of which Amenhotep iV changed his name to Akhenaten. This break may have been caused by an increasing power. Of the Priests of Karnak Temple at Thebes. The recent discovery of a city by Thebes, the golden city of Aten was either built by. Tutmoses IV or Amenhotep III. In all cities ( districts) that a Pharaoh would build, there would be a Temple, which so far the remains have not been found. Aye, was a distant relative, possibly a second uncle to Amenhotep IV and a priest of Amun. However the practice of nepotism, he was made Vizier, most likely by Amenhotep III. Aye would have likely trued to influence Akhenaten on the religious institution at Karnak. Most likely th3 previous pharaohs would have paid at least lip service to the priesthood, as a royal family being politically in charge, does not have to be devout. So with there being a split between the Temple at Thebes and Akhenaten, with his power, he closed the other temples and to avert major civil war, he decided to create a new capital at Armana. That this program shows the inside o& Aye’s tomb there, shows how long and how much money Aye had to pay for such work. And explains Aye’s actions upon the death of Tutankhamen and why Tutankhamen was buried in an inappropriate tomb for a Pharaoh, while Ay3 having usurped th3 throne from the appropriate heir Horemheb, and was buried in a tomb that would have taken at least a d3cad3 and if a size that could only have been afforded by a Pharaoh over many years. Aye only held the throne for four years, and with the death of Akhenaten, he became regent to Tutankhaten and forced him to reopen Karnak and change his name to Tutankhamen. And return 5he capital to Thebes. The painting in Tutankhamen’s tomb showing the opening of the mouth ceremony shows that Ay3 did this while in his garb as a priest of Amun. He also had himself depicted as being a young pharaoh despite that he was at least fifty.
Let get something straight King Tutankhamun was assassinated, then while the young king was dying they used evil spells to trap his "Ka" in this mummified body so that King Tut could not reincarnate. May Ma'at give justice to King Tutankhamun. ☥
Historians are still ignoring the significance of the volcanic eruption on modern-day Santorini which spread ash from the Black Sea all the way to Egypt. This most likely blocked out the Sun for a long time making people think that the Sun God was upset. It makes sense that a monotheistic religion devoted to the sun god would have developed. This would have also caused chaotic migrations in the entire Mediterranean which the Egyptian refer to as the sea people. The other thing that does not get enough attention is once Egyptian monotheistic religion was condemned, it is natural that those people would have fled into the desert and most likely mixed with the sea people becoming the Hebrews. The earliest Hebrew writings date at least 400 years after the fact. So it makes sense that the details would have been lost. The order and timing of events would have been mixed up when presented in the modern-day Hebrew scriptures.
Unfortunately, this documentary is what happens when unspiritual people try to decode spiritual matters. Completely miss the point and start fabricating NONSENSE
a bit overstated and simplified, although quite good. For a more complete examination of this see Nicholas Reeves "Akhenaten: Egypts False Prophet". Good show - thank you for posting.
66 And it came to pass that the nation of Egypt became exceedingly great among all the nations of the earth. And they trained armies to protect them, and they caused that great cities were built up according to their traditions and the worship of their gods. 67 And it came to pass that there was a son of a pharaoh, whose name was Akhenaton. And during the days of his youth, Akhenaton played among the slaves, which were in the service of his father. 68 And among those with whom he played, was a boy whose name was Ubaid. And Ubaid had been foreordained by the Lord to become a great prophet to the Egyptian people. For the parents of Ubaid were a humble people who did not accept the many gods that were worshipped in Egypt. 73 And for this reason, Akhenaton was allowed to play with Ubaid all the days of their youth. For it was not permitted by their laws, that the upper class had established for them, that their children, who were esteemed above the children of the lower class, should play with or associate with other children who were not of their own class. 74 But it came to pass that Akhenaton became like a brother unto Ubaid. And while in the house of Ubaid, he would listen to the words of the father of Ubaid and ponder upon them in his heart. 101 And Ubaid continued, saying: Behold, I have been called by God to preach repentance unto this people, and to teach them the truth regarding those things that they have been taught by the traditions of their fathers, which are the precepts of men. For the things that they have been taught are contrary to the laws of happiness by which God would have us live, so that we might be happy upon this earth, and also, that we might be happy when we return once again to live with Him in His kingdoms. 110 And after hearing these words from Ubaid, Akhenaton fell again upon his friend and wept, saying: Oh, my beloved Ubaid, I shall never forget thee. I beg of thee, tell me that which thou wouldst have me do in honor of thy memory, that thou mightest know that I shall keep the promise I have made unto thee all the days of my life. 111 Now, this was the thing that Ubaid had hoped his friend would say. For he knew that the word of the son of a pharaoh was just as binding as the word of the Pharaoh himself. And Ubaid spoke again, saying: I would that thou spendest the last few days of my life with me, that I might teach unto thee all the things which I have learned from the God of which I have spoken. 113 And it came to pass that Akhenaton did that which Ubaid had requested of him. And for many days he would go into the prison where Ubaid was being held captive and listen to the words of this prophet of God. 114 And the Holy Ghost came upon Akhenaton, and he believed the things which he had been taught by Ubaid. And in this manner, the Lord prepared a way whereby the Egyptian nation could receive his words, even by way of one of their kings. 122 And it came to pass that Akhenaton sat upon the throne of Egypt after his father died. And he caused the things that he had learned from Ubaid to be taught to the people. And he also withdrew the government support previously given to the priests of the other gods, and caused all to worship one god, even the God that he had been taught to worship by Ubaid. 123 And it came to pass that while Akhenaton lived and sat upon the throne of his fathers, many of the people began to turn from the traditions of their fathers and worship God. But the priests were numerous and influential among the people, evensomuch that they succeeded in terrifying the fearful people into believing that if they obeyed Akhenaton, they would suffer the wrath of the other gods that they had been taught to believe in by their ancestors. 124 And it came to pass that after the death of Akhenaton, the priests of Egypt once again turned the people to all manner of wickedness and idolatry.
A German Documentary about Echnaton suggested that he had the Marfan-Syndrome and was thus excluded from daily Life as a Prince and more or less hidden away. This goes along with the lack of Portrayals of Echnaton in his Childhood. They argued that he felt betrayed by the old Gods and thus chkse a new one and Armana was his Attempt to create some Sort of new Utopia in which he could be himself.
He ate some moldy bread and had an hallucinating experience. Since Egypt was the Colony of the Roman Emperor the diefication of the Emperor was learned from Egypt.
