The Hidden One

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The Hidden One is a prominent epithet of the ancient Egyptian god Amun, emphasizing his invisible, mysterious, and transcendent nature.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
The Hidden One canonical 2
the Hidden One 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet ⓘ
religious epithet ⓘ
associatedDeity Amun ⓘ
Amun-Ra ⓘ
linked to: Amun
associatedPlace Luxor Temple ⓘ
Temple of Amun at Karnak ⓘ
category Ancient Egyptian epithets of deities ⓘ
Epithets of creator gods ⓘ
contrastedWith manifest solar form of Ra ⓘ
linked to: Re (sun god)
correspondsToEgyptianName Imn ⓘ
culture ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
describes Amun as beyond human perception ⓘ
linked to: Amun

Amun as unseen yet effective ⓘ
emphasizesAttribute hiddenness ⓘ
invisibility ⓘ
mystery ⓘ
transcendence ⓘ
unknowability ⓘ
epithetOf Amun ⓘ
influenceOnLaterThought conceptions of a hidden high god in later interpretations of Egyptian religion ⓘ
language Egyptian ⓘ
linked to: Ancient Egyptian
linkedConcept divine transcendence ⓘ
hidden god ⓘ
invisible presence ⓘ
linkedToConcept cosmic mystery ⓘ
hidden cosmic order ⓘ
monotheizing tendencies in Amun theology ⓘ
meaning the hidden ⓘ
periodOfProminence Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
relatedTitle King of the Gods ⓘ
Lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands ⓘ
religiousRole title of a creator god ⓘ
title of a supreme deity ⓘ
religiousTradition state cult of Amun at Thebes ⓘ
theologicalFunction distinguishes hidden essence from visible manifestations ⓘ
expresses the unseen aspect of divinity ⓘ
usedIn hymns to Amun ⓘ
royal titulary of pharaohs devoted to Amun ⓘ
temple inscriptions ⓘ
worshipContext Karnak temple complex ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amun → epithet → The Hidden One ⓘ
Amun → meaningOfName → The Hidden One ⓘ
Zeb-un-Nissa → meaningOfPenName → the Hidden One ⓘ
linked to: The Hidden One