His wife was the daughter of Ay and he constructed many temples near Karnak to a certain solar god.
His reign is associated with a serious pandemic, which scholars believe to be either plague, polio, or the first recorded outbreak of influenza. He was succeeded by Smenkhkare who was co-regent with him towards the end of his reign and a collection of messages on clay tablets, the Amarna letters, give us insight into his foreign policy views of the Assyrians and the Hittites. His wife was the daughter of Ay and he constructed many temples near Karnak to a certain solar god. A statue of his wife is on display in the Altes Museum of Berlin and is one of the most recognized works of Art from the ancient world, the bust of Nefertiti. For 10 points, name this "Servant of the Aten" who as Pharaoh tried to replace the traditional polytheistic religion of Egypt with monotheism and was the father of Tutankhamen.
His reign is associated with a serious pandemic, which scholars believe to be either plague, polio, or the first recorded outbreak of influenza.
{Akhenaten} [or {Akhnaten} or {Ikhnaton} or {Amenhotep IV}]