Inanimate object deity 1, Aten

Oct 16, 2026 | Inanimate deity

aten early cartouches calcite tablet detail

Such ‘early’ cartouches1,2 of the Aten are extremely rare since they were systematically destroyed when the Amarna Period collapsed

Aten early cartouches, calcite tablet

Detail of a calcite tablet with the two early cartouches of the Aten H 5.1, W 4.2, D 1.3 Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung Berlin #ÄM 2045

Blue glazed early cartouche of the Aten

One blue glazed early cartouche of the Aten2 H 5.5, W 2.0, D 0.4 Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung Berlin #ÄM 21967

Blue glazed early cartouche of the Aten, Freer

One blue glazed early cartouche of the Aten H 2.0, W 1.0, D 0.3 Freer Gallery of Art #F1907.165

References

1Wilkinson R H. The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt, 2003, Thames & Hudson, pp. 236-241
2Akhénaton et Néfertiti, Soleil et ombres des pharaons, Silvana Editoriale Spa, Milano, Italy, 2008, p. 236, no. 143