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Akhenaten: The Forgotten Pioneer of Atenism and Monotheism

Intentionally erased from history until the 19th century, Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten established the first known monotheistic religion called Atenism, which was rediscovered in the late 18th century and integrated by 19th and 20th century religious philosophers into the histories of the three Abrahamic religions.

By Elizabeth Burton

Under King Akhenaten’s rule, Egypt moved to worship a single sun god, Aten, thus forming Atenism. Akhenaten’s institution of monotheism throughout 14th century BCE Africa, though brief and quickly overturned, bears striking similarities to the three Abrahamic religions of today. Because his successors destroyed tablets, temples, and other monuments to him after his empire was toppled, little is known about the methods by which Akhenaten established a new hierarchy within Egypt.

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