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The word jtn.w "Aten" is actually a dialectal variant of the name ra.w "The sun-god Ra." Akhenaten belonged to a different dialect speaking group than the ones who elevated the name ra.w. What this is is a clear case of politics of one ethnic group elevating their ethnic group (and ancestors) over others. Neither Ra.w or Jtn.w were supreme beings. There is only one supreme being in Egyptian literature, and that is nw.nw "The nun." Both Ra.w and Jtn.w were created by the Nun, which is the "father of all neteru."