A community-maintained tertiary reference on the Great Hymn to the Aten, directly examined. Its strength is a precise Amarna-period date and findspot and a named Egyptologist's reading of the hymn as sung text; its limit is a Wikipedia community article rather than an Amarna-period specialist monograph, which is why it sits at reliability tier three.
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Wikipedia's article on the Great Hymn to the Aten, consulted 2026-08-13. Useful here for the mid-fourteenth-century BCE composition date, its attribution to Akhenaten or his courtiers, its discovery in the tomb of the courtier Ay at Amarna, and Egyptologist John Darnell's view that the hymn was sung. NotesWikipedia's article on the Great Hymn to the Aten, consulted 2026-08-13. Useful here for the mid-fourteenth-century BCE composition date, its attribution to Akhenaten or his courtiers, its discovery in the tomb of the courtier Ay at Amarna, and Egyptologist John Darnell's view that the hymn was sung.
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AuthorWikipedia contributors
PublisherWikipedia
Publication Year2026
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hymn_to_the_Aten
Source Typereference
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This source names Amarna directly: "Its strength is a precise Amarna-period date and findspot and a named Egyptologist's reading of the hymn as sung text; its limit is a Wikipedia community article rather than an Amarna-period..."
Claims Backed By This Source (19 claims)
This source backs 19 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Prayers, 10 claims: 5 well-attested, 5 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
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