Hymn to the Aten - Atensanka

Japanese: 《アテン賛歌》 - あてんさんか
Hymn to the Aten - Atensanka

…His long official name, announcing the restoration of the revered Egyptian sun god of Heliopolis as the Aten, is enclosed in the same cartouche as the royal name, to indicate Aten's status as king of the gods. The Hymn to the Aten, thought to have been composed by Akhenaten himself, praises the benevolent sun god and is often compared to the Bible's Psalm 104. Unlike other gods, he had no idol as the object of ritual, and the sun itself was worshipped in front of an open-air altar. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to the "Hymn to the Aten" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…エジプトの尊崇厚いヘリオポリスの太陽神ラーがアテンとして復帰したことを告知する長い正式名称は,神々の王としてのアテンの地位を表すため,王名と同じカルトゥーシュで囲まれている。イクナートン自らつくったとみられる《アテン賛歌》は,慈愛に満ちた太陽神の恵みをたたえており,しばしば聖書の《詩篇》104章と比較される。他の神々とちがい祭祀の対象としての神像をもたず,露天の祭壇の前で太陽そのものが礼拝された。…

※「《アテン賛歌》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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