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Chapter 1  
  by Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (reigned 1353 - 1336 BCE)  
  who changed his name to Akhenaten   
  which means literally "servant of Aten (God)"  
1.
Adoration of Re-Horakhty-who-rejoices-in-the-heavens,
 
2.
In-his-name-Shu-who-is-God, living forever ; 
 
3.
the great living God, who is in jubilee, 
 
4.
Lord of all that the Disk surrounds, 
 
5.
Lord of the Sky, Lord of the Earth, 
 
6.
Lord of the House-of-God in Akhet-Aten.
 
7.
Adoration of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, 
 
8.
who lives by the Righteous Law of the Lord of the Two Lands,
 
9.
Nefer-kheperu-Re, only Son of God, 
 
10.
the Son of the Holy Spirit who lives by the Righteous Law, Lord of Crowns,
 
11.
The servant of God (Akhenaten), great in his lifetime 
 
12.
and of the beloved great Queen,
 
13.
Lady of the Two Lands : Nefer-nefru-Aten Nefertiti, 
 
14.
who lives in health and youth forever !
 
15.
The Savour, the messenger who is on the right side of the King
 
16.
he says : The Hymn :  

 
 
 

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