Great Temple of the Aten
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title:
Great Temple of the Aten
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The Great Temple of the Aten was a temple located in the city of el-Amarna, Egypt. It served as the main place of worship of the deity Aten during the reign of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten. Akhenaten ushered in a unique period of ancient Egyptian history by establishing the new religious cult dedicated to the sun-disk Aten, originally an aspect of Ra, the sun god in traditional ancient Egyptian religion. The king shut down traditional worship of other deities like Amun-Ra, and brought in a
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Ancient Egyptian temple located in Amarna
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Temple_of_the_Aten
date created:
2006-01-13T14:01:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T14:06:58Z
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