Amenhotep IV was a Pharaoh from the 18th Dynasty in Egypt and ruled in the 14th century BCE. During the fifth year of his reign Amenhotep changed his name to Akhenaten in reference to Aten or Ra the Sun God. He shifted the religious policies of his reign towards a more quasi monotheistic worship of Aten and began construction of temples in Amarna in the new city of Akhetaten devoted to the worship of the sun. Akhenaten’s religious policies were rejected after his death and much of what remained was destroyed or defaced. He was the husband of Nefertiti and might have been the father of Tutankhamun or King Tut as he is known today. Portrait busts of Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti reside in the Neues Museum in Berlin. While hers is one of the most magnificent statues from antiquity and remains in near pristine condition; his has been been deface and smashed and only hints at the sate of its original beauty.