Sunday, February 26, 2006

Aten

From
"The Great Hymn to the Aten"

You appear in splendor in the horizon of heaven,
O living Aten who originates life!
When you shine forth in the eastern horizon
You fill every land with you beauty.
You are beautiful, you are great,
You are radiant, you are high over every land.
Your rays encompass the lands
To the limit of all that you have made.
You are Re and you reach their limits.
You subdue them (for) your beloved son.
You are far away, but your rays are on earth.
You are in sight, but your movements are unseen.