The Hidden Name of God
Amun means 'the Hidden One' - the divine transcends all names and forms. This teaches that ultimate reality is beyond human comprehension yet intimately present.
Amun means 'the Hidden One' - the divine transcends all names and forms. This teaches that ultimate reality is beyond human comprehension yet intimately present.
His name is hidden from his children. His true form is unknown even to the gods.
Amun Theology
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- What ancient Egypt says about what to say and what to leave unsaid
Amun means "the Hidden One", and the Leiden hymn says his true name is concealed even from the other gods. Egypt's last word on speech is that the most important thing in it is deliberately never said.