Atonizam -- staroegipatski kult boga Atona. (Croatian)

Atenism -- ancient Egyptian cult of the god Aten. (English)

The Ancient Egyptian religious world was composed of many traditional gods none of which had superiority over others. During the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (1352-1336 BC) the solar cult of Aten became Egypt's only deity, which was at the same time a unique case in the long lasting history of Ancient Egyptian. The author attempts to give a description of the basic history of the cult of Aten, its main doctrines and the new concepts, which emerged at that time. An introduction is given into the basic historical overview of the Amarna period, and then a historiographical overview of the development of the cult of Aten from its appearance during the Middle Kingdom until the end of the Amarna period (about 2000-1323 BC) with an emphasis on the various historiographical debates which were present in the last few decades. Also analysed are the most important historical sources, which were discovered during archaeological research in Egypt, especially around the area of Tell el-Amarna from the end of the 19th century till the start of the 21st century. At the same time special attention was paid to the analysis of various versions of hymns dedicated to Aten which were discovered in the tombs of the royal scribes (Apy, Any, Meryra, Mahu, Tutu) and in the unfinished tomb of Ay at the beginning of the 20th century. The author also presents the most important doctrines of Atenism and gives an overview of the changes in basic royal titulary, which were connected with the worship of Aten. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tisućama godina staroegipatski vjerski svijet bio je sastavljen od brojnih tradicionalnih bogova s izostankom stvarne nadredenosti jednog božanstva. Kada je Amenhotep IV. Ekhnaton (o. 1352 - 1336. g. pr. Kr.)postavio sunčev disk Atona iznad svih ostalih bogova započeo je dobro poznatu i jedinstvenu religijsku promjenu na prostoru starog Egipta. Tijekom njegove vladavine prethodno poznat kult sunčeva diska postao je „jedini" bog Egipta, što je bio jedini takav slučaj u dugotrajnoj staroegipatskoj vjerskoj tradiciji. Autor u članku prikazuje razvoj Atonova kulta, njegove glavne vjerske doktrine i novi koncept vjere koji se pojavio tijekom perioda Amarne. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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