Aten
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Aten (also known as Amenhotep IV) was a form of the ancient Egyptian god of the sun, Ra. When Akhenaten was pharaoh, Aten was made king of the gods. He was pictured as a sun with rays that ended in hands.
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- ↑ Hieroglyphs can be found in (Collier and Manley p. 29)
- Collier, Mark and Manley, Bill. How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: Revised Edition. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998.
