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Hymns and Divine Theology

Egyptian hymns, divine praises, laments, and theological poetry addressed to Aten, Amun, Isis, Nephthys, and other gods.

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Texts

The Burden of Isis — James Teackle DennisA verse translation of the ancient Egyptian hymns and lamentations of Isis and Nephthys for the dead god Osiris, drawn from the ceremonial papyri of the Berlin Museum and the temple inscriptions at Denderah.The Great Hymn to the AtenThe longest and most celebrated hymn to the Aten, the sun disc — composed in the fourteenth century BCE and attributed to the pharaoh Akhenaten. Translated by James Henry Breasted, 1912.The Leiden HymnsHymns to Amun from Papyrus Leiden I 350 — the theological summit of Egyptian religion, composed during the reign of Ramesses II. Good Works Translation from Egyptian.