You appear perfect on the heavenly horizon,
living disc, source of life!
As soon as you rise on the eastern horizon,
you fill every beauty with your beauty;
in full power, grand, sparkling, high above the lands.
Great hymn to Aten
When people see you, they regain their sight.
The trees turn towards your face,
towards your sole pupil,
and open their leaves.
Fish leap out of the water,
livestock jumps,
birds flutter their wings,
they recognize him in his moment of perfection.
If they live, it is because they see him every day.
Hymn to Amun from the Leiden papyrus (9)
You are the hidden god (Amun),
Lord of silence,
who comes at the call of the humble,
You who give breath of life to the one who doesn’t have it.
Stela 23.077, Berlin
I am the one of hidden form found in the light.
I pass through fire and emerge untouched.
Sarcophagus texts, chapter 246
God is a sculptor who shaped himself,
a modeler who has never been modeled,
the only one who travels through eternity.
Anthem of architects Sutija and Hora
Divine radiance,
grant me the privilege of being by your side,
a member of the crew sailing in your divine vessel.
Stella 1572 (2575), Florence