| Millennium: | 2nd millennium BC |
| Centuries: | 15th century BC – 14th century BC – 13th century BC |
| Decades: | 1370s BC 1360s BC 1350s BC – 1340s BC – 1330s BC 1320s BC 1310s BC |
| Years: | 1349 BC 1348 BC 1347 BC 1346 BC 1345 BC 1344 BC 1343 BC 1342 BC 1341 BC 1340 BC |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
Events and trends
- c. 1348 BC—Amenhotep IV changes his name to Akhenaten.
- 1348 BC–1336 BC: Akhenaten and his family, relief from Akhetaten (modern el-Amarna) was made. 18th dynasty. It is now in Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Ägyptisches Museum.
- c. 1348 BC–4336 AD: Nefertiti, bust from Akhetaten (modern Amarna) was made. 18th dynasty. It is now in Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Ägyptisches Museum.
- c. 1348 BC–1336 BC: Tish-shaped vase, from Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna) was made. 18th dynasty. It is now in the British Museum, London.
- c. 1348 BC–1327 BC: State ship, detail of a tempera fascimile by Charles K. Wilkinson of a cow painting in the tomb of the governor of Nubia Amenhotep Huy in Qurnet Murai was made. 18th dynasty. It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
- 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.
- 1345 BC—Pharaoh Amenhotep IV of Egypt renames himself to Akhenaten.
- 1344 BC–1322 BC—Beginning of Hittite empire.
- c. 1340 BC—Citadel walls are built in Mycenae.
Significant people
- 1341 BC/1340 BC—Birth of Tutankhaten, later Pharaoh of Egypt as Tutankhamun (approximate date)
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
