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Aten

British  
/ ˈɑːtən /

noun

  1. (in ancient Egypt) the solar disc worshipped as the sole god in the reign of Akhenaten

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Jason Aten, a tech columnist at Inc. magazine, reported that his Muse read and regurgitated his private messages even though he believed he had denied it that capability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“We were just sick of losing honestly,” said junior forward Aten Hassan, who had nine points in Saturday’s 56-49 intersectional victory over Agoura.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2024

David M. Aten, the IRS’s human capital officer, also defended the old program’s decision-making, saying employees who didn’t meet “basic elements” of the suggestion process weren’t going to be heard through that process.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 3, 2023

How her time as a ruler ended and the transition to Tutankhamun’s reign occurred are both part of the story of how Egypt was changing as the cult of Aten ended.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 4, 2022

His mother, Teie, bore a foremost part in the introduction of the cult of Aten.

From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

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