Aten
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Aten
Summary
Aten is an Ancient Egyptian deity[1]. He ranks in the top 10% of ancient_egyptian_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,835 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Aten's religion is recorded as atenism[3].
- Aten is recorded as male[4].
- Aten's instance of is recorded as Ancient Egyptian deity[5].
- Aten's instance of is recorded as King of the Gods[6].
- Aten's instance of is recorded as solar deity[7].
- Aten is part of Egyptian mythology[8].
- Aten's Commons category is recorded as Aten[9].
- Aten's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10].
- Aten's name in hiero markup is recorded as i-t:N35-ra[11].
- Aten's name in hiero markup is recorded as i-t:n-N5-A40[12].
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Personal Life
Aten's religion is recorded as atenism[3].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Aten include Amarna Period[13], a historical period[14], in Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt[15] and 2062 he[16], an asteroid[17].
Why It Matters
Aten ranks in the top 10% of ancient_egyptian_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,835 views/month).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]
Entities named for him include Amarna Period[13], a historical period[14], in Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt[15] and 2062 he[16], an asteroid[17].