Performed for Archaeological Institute of America. Special thanks to Robert Littman, President of AIA Honolulu for inviting me to lecture on Ancient Egyptian musical instruments, followed by a performance of ancient Egyptian poetry set to music. I was sad that I could not come back home to Hawaii and had to do it via Zoom from California because of Covid, but was grateful nonetheless to see everyone.

performed on Megiddo lyre by @luthieros


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Great Hymn of the Aten
transliteration and translation
Tamara L. Siuda
tamara@tamarasiuda.com


xay.k nfr m Axt nt pt
KHAI-ek NO-fur em AH-khet net PET
You rise beautifully (or perfect) in the horizon of the sky,

itn anx SAa anx
AH-ten ANKH, SHA-AH ankh
Living Aten, who started life.

iw.k wbn.ti m Axt
YOU-ek uBEN-tee em AH-khet
When you have risen in the horizon

mH.n.k tA nb m nfrw.k
MEH-en-ek ta NEB em NO-froo-ek
you fill the whole earth with your beauty

iw.k an.ti wr.ti THn.ti qA.ti Hr-tp tA nb
YOU-ek ON-tee WARE-tee tjeh-HEN-tee QAH-tee hair-TEP TA neb
you are fine, great, sparkling, high up above the whole earth

stwt.k inH.sn tAw r r-a irt.n.k nb
seh-TOOT-ek een-EH sen TA-oo air ruh-AH EAR-it en ek NEB
Your rays bind the lands, as far as (i.e., to the extent of) all that you have made

iw.k m ra in.k r r-a.sn
YOU-ek em RA EEN-ek air ruh-AH sen
Since you are Ra, you reach as far as them (i.e., the sunbeams)

waf.k sn (n) sA-mr.k
ooh-OFF ek sen en sa MAIR-ek
(and) you hold them back for your son that you love.

iw.k wA.ti stwt.k Hr tA
you-ek WA-tee seh-TOOT-ek hair TA
Although you are alone/far, your rays are on the earth

tw.k m Hr.sn nw Smw.k
TOO-ek em HAIR sen noo SHEM-oo ek
You are in their faces; none see you depart.

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