The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians (1927) - Page 21

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2. The Hymn to the Sun from Amarna original: "El-Amarnah." This refers to the Great Hymn to the Aten, often attributed to the "heretic" Pharaoh Akhenaten. . . . .	288
3. Prayer for the King in Amarna . . . . .	292
4. Poems on Thebes and its God Thebes was the religious capital of the New Kingdom, and its primary god was Amun-Re. . . . . . .	293
5. From the Prayers of One Unjustly Persecuted—
To the sun-god . . . . . . . .	302
The same . . . . . . . . .	303
To Osiris The god of the underworld and the afterlife. . . . . . . . . .	304
6. Shorter Hymns and Prayers—
Prayer to Thoth original: "Thōth," the ibis-headed god of wisdom, writing, and the moon. . . . . . . . .	305
The same . . . . . . . . .	305
To an image of Thoth . . . . . . .	306
Prayer to Re original: "Rē," the primary sun god of Egypt. . . . . . . . .	307
Penitential hymn to Re . . . . . . .	307
Prayer to Amun original: "Amūn," the "King of the Gods," often merged with the sun god as Amun-Re. for the advancement of the teacher . . . . . . . .	307
Prayer to Amun as the righteous judge . . . .	308
Prayer to Amun in the court of law . . . . .	308
Prayer to Amun . . . . . . . .	309
Hymn to Amun after his triumph . . . . .	309
From a memorial tablet . . . . . .	310

EXPLANATORY NOTES . . . . . . . .	313