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The Life and Times of Akhnaton, Pharaoh of Egypt

Note 26 — II. THE BIRTH AND EARLY YEARS OF AKHNATON.

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The word benben, “shrine,” has the hieroglyph of an obelisk at the end of it, which has led to some mistranslations. Perhaps the temple was built somewhat on the plan of that at Abusêr, where an obelisk stood in an open court.

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