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Great Hymn to the Aten

middle of the 14th century BC · 14th century BCE

The Great Hymn to the Aten is the longest of several hymn-poems addressed to the Aten, the sun-disk worshipped as the supreme god under the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten. It was composed in the middle of the 14th century BC and is attributed, depending on the version, to Akhenaten himself or to his courtiers.

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Great Hymn to the Atenc. 1350 BCE

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Great Hymn to the Aten. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/great-hymn-to-the-aten
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“Great Hymn to the Aten.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/great-hymn-to-the-aten. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Great Hymn to the Aten.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/great-hymn-to-the-aten.
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