Great Hymn to the Aten — The universe of The Egyptian, the epic novel by Mika Waltari · Aristotree

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Great Hymn to the Aten. 2 connected concepts: Atenism (related to), Akhenaten (related to).

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Great Hymn to the Aten

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The Great Hymn to the Aten is the longest of a number of hymn-poems written to the sun-disk deity Aten.

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Primary theological text defining the religion
This literary composition provides the most detailed insight into the theology of Atenism, describing the Aten as the creator and sustainer of all life.
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Primary literary expression of the Amarna religious revolution
This text, attributed to Akhenaten, outlines the theological shift toward monotheism and the role of the king as the sole intermediary to the divine.
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