The Hymn to the Aten is a poem written by pharaoh Amenhotep IV who, around 1346 BC in Egypt, created a monotheistic kingdom worshipping the god Aten, god of the sun disk. Amenhotep’s poem is one of praise for Aten as he claims that the god has created life for all and everything that exists on Earth, making him superior to all the other gods.
The sun is a very powerful object as it not only provides light to the world but it is also a mean of survival. It appears odd that ruler Amenhotep would pronounce Aten, the god of the sun disk as the supposed supreme god and not Ra, the Egyptian god of the sun. Amenhotep’s bold, somewhat unorthodox way of ruling validates this. Amenhotep wished to denounce other priests worship of gods, and instead
The sun is a very powerful object as it not only provides light to the world but it is also a mean of survival. It appears odd that ruler Amenhotep would pronounce Aten, the god of the sun disk as the supposed supreme god and not Ra, the Egyptian god of the sun. Amenhotep’s bold, somewhat unorthodox way of ruling validates this. Amenhotep wished to denounce other priests worship of gods, and instead