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Around 1344 BCE the 18th dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten proclaimed [0] that the solar disk (the Aten) was the only god. Sure, it didn't last very long but he was th
by thisisauserid 10y ago
Around 1344 BCE the 18th dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten proclaimed [0] that the solar disk (the Aten) was the only god.
Sure, it didn't last very long but he was the first monotheist in history.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hymn_to_the_Aten#Excerpts_of_the_hymn-poem_to_Aten https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hymn_to_the_Aten#Excerpt...
- openasocket 10y agoIt should be noted this should be taken with a grain of salt. The exact dates of the founding of Judaism and Zoroastrianism are not precisely known, and our best guesses vary by centuries. Atenism is probably the oldest monotheistic religion, but it's not certain.