Akhenaten - Ancient Egypt's Prodigal Son?
The author of a 4000-year-old hymn to one God has been portrayed as a mad idealist who turned the civilisation of the pharaohs upside down. John Ray discusses the man and his myth.
Thou dost appear beautiful
On the horizon of heaven
Oh, living Aten ...
Thou sole God
There is no other like thee ...
There is no other that knows thee
Save thy son, Akhenaten.
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