The History Of Egypt Podcast

Akhenaten (Part 7): The Great Hymn to Aten. In 1356 BCE, Egypt sweltered under the heat of Aten's rays; the god's servant, King Akhenaten, glorified the deity above all. We see this in some remarkable prayers and hymns which survive in the hidden tombs of Akhenaten's city. In these sepulchres, we find glimpses of the King's beliefs and how he expressed them... Date = c.1356 BCE King = Akhenaten Queen = Nefertiti Location = Akhet-Aten / Amarna Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Aten Hymn Translation: UCL Website Cyril Aldred, Akhenaten King of Egypt, 1988. Jan Assmann, Egyptian Solar Religion in the New Kingdom, 1995. Norman de Garis Davies, The Rock Tombs of el-Amarna, Vol. VI: The Tombs of Parennefer, Tutu, and Aye, 1908. Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2014. James K. Hoffmeier, Akhenaten & The Origins of Monotheism, 201