A limestone stela at the Neues Museum features Akhenaten and Nefertiti with three of their daughters beneath the sun god Aten. In Amarna stelae like this were erected as shrines in elite residences.

Also known as Akhenaten, he took a more religious approach and abandoned the royal seat at Thebes and the administrative complex in Aten. He instead opted for a new city called Amarna. Akhenaten ...