Tutankhamen, Amenism, Atenism and Egyptian Monotheism

Tutankhamen, Amenism, Atenism and Egyptian Monotheism by Sir Ernest A Wallis Budge. Published by Bell Publishing Co, New York, NY, 1979. Republication. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Fine in Good DJ. 160 Pgs. ISBN 0517233800. LCCN 79-160615. With hieroglyphic texts of hymns to Amen and Aten, translations and illustrations by Sir Wallis Budge, keeper of the Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities in the British Museum. This volume was originally published in London in 1923 just after the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. It traces the evolution of religion from the worship of Amen, a deity of Nubian origin know as the god of successful warriors, through the cult of Aten the son god to the firs glimmerings of Egyptian monotheism. Description text copyright 2004 BooksForComfort. Item ID 7771.