1330s BC

Centuries: 15th century BC – 14th century BC – 13th century BC

Decades: 1380s BC 1370s BC 1360s BC 1350s BC 1340s BC – 1330s BC – 1320s BC 1310s BC 1300s BC 1290s BC 1280s BC

Events and trends

• 1336 BC – Pharaoh Akhenaton of Egypt names Smenkhkare as a co-ruler.
• 1334 BC/1333 BC – Tutankhaten becomes Pharaoh of Egypt and marries Ankhesenpaaten, daughter and wife of his predecessor Akhenaton.
• 1331 BC – Pharaoh Tutankhaten of Egypt renames himself to Tutankhamun and abandons Amarna, returning the capital to Thebes.

Significant people

• 1338 BC – Queen Tiy of Egypt, Chief Queen of Amenhotep III and matriarch of the Amarna family, vanishes from the historical record. Presumed death.
• 1337 BC – Queen Nefertiti of Egypt vanishes from the historical record. Presumed death.
• 1334 BC/1333 BC – Death of Smenkhkare, Pharaoh of Egypt and co-ruler with Akhenaton.
• 1334 BC/1333 BC – Death of Akhenaton, Pharaoh of Egypt.