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Nefertiti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1105 words) |
 | In year 7 of his reign (1343 BC) the capital was moved from Thebes to Amarna, though construction of the city seems to have continued for two more years (till 1341 BC). |
| In an inscription estimated to November 21 of year 12 of the reign (1338 BC), her daughter Meketaten is mentioned for the last time; she is thought to have died shortly after that date. |
| Theories include a sudden death that was so emotionally painful to her husband that he forbade her being mentioned, or a fall from favor and subsequent replacement that led to its being politically incorrect to discuss her. |
| 1340s BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (142 words) |
| 1347 BC - Legendary King Erechtheus II is reportedly killed by lightning after a reign of 50 years and is succeeded by his younger brother Cecrops II. |
| 1346 BC - Pharaoh Amenhotep IV of Egypt begins his Cult of Aten and begins construction of Amarna intended to be his new capital. |
| 1341 BC/ 1340 BC - Birth of Tutankhaten, later Pharaoh of Egypt as Tutankhamun (approximate date). |
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