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USA, (VNN) � (This and more info on the Ancient World's Vedic Heritage

can be found @ http://www.vedica.net/) Around four thousand years

ago, the Hurrians (The Hari) controlled an important empire called

Mitanni. It is principally among the Mitanni that Vedic Aryan names

and words occur....In a famous treaty between the Hittite ruler

Suppiluliuma and the Mitanni king, Mattiwaza,(Mattiraja) about 1370

BC, the Vedic gods Mithra, Varuna, Indra and the twin Nasatyas are

mentioned. Thus in the Mitanni kingdom Aryan gods were worshipped as

well as Mesopotamian deities, which proves an Aryan Vedic element. " In

a famous tablet, we have the seal of Prince Suttarna, son of Kirta,

King of Mittani in which two lions are defeated by a central single

human- headed lion-in bird costume;mid second millennium BC.

In particular treaty, between the Hittite King Shuppilulima and

Mattiwaza (Mattiraja), king of the Hurrian (Hari)kingdom of Mitanni

circa 1350 BC, listed among the divine witnesses " Mitra-ash, Uruwana,

Indra, and the Nashatiyanu gods, the very Mithra, Varuna, Indra, and

the Nasatya gods of the Vedic pantheon "

Another treatise from the State Archives of the Hittite Empire was

discovered in Boghaz-keui in modern Turkey. It is a treatise on

chariot racing and it uses Sanskrit words such as " Aikavartana=One

Turn, Teravartana=Three Turns, Panchavartana=Five Turns,

Sattavartana=Seven Turns. "

Excavations in El-Amarna in Egypt have yeilded the fact that about the

middle of the 2nd millennium B.C., Kings and Princes with typical

Vedic names were ruling in the region of modern day Syria. Some of the

names are Artamanya, Aryavirya, Yashodatta and Suttarna.

From Mitannian proper names such as Shuwardatta one can also infer the

presence of the Vedic Sun God Surya in the Mitanni pantheon. Surya was

also worshiped by the Vedic Aryan Kings of Babylon, the Kassites, by

the name of Suryash.

According to ancient records, 3400 years ago,Egyptian Emperor

Menkheperura or Thutmose the IV, married a daughter of King Artatma.

Artatma was the King of the Vedic Mittani Kingdom, situated in the

Upper Euphrates river area. As mentioned before, the Mittani are

universally recognized as Sanskrit speakers and followers of Vedic

Dharma and Culture. This is evidenced in the various ancient tablets

etc. that have been found by archeologists.

We know from a letter addressed by Dushratta, king of Mitanni-

Artatama's grandson,-written to Akhnaton,that six times had Thotmose

the Fourth made his request, but all in vain. Mitanni was a small

kingdom; nothing to be compared with the mighty Egyptian Empire. Some

suggest concerns about the Egyptian King's lack of Vedic culture was

the basis for King Artatama's repeated refusal to give his daughter in

marriage to the most powerful monarch of his times.Not until the

seventh asking, did King Artatma agree to the marriage proposal.The

Ancient records state, " after the seventh asking,the king of Mitanni

gave his daughter to the king of Egypt. "

The new Queen outwardly forsook her Vedic/Sanskrit name and adopted an

Egyptian one, more in keeping with her new position- Mutemuya, or " Mut

in the sacred bark " -and is styled upon the monuments as " hereditary

princess, Great Lady, presiding over the South and over the North. " Of

her personality and actual influence nothing is known. It can only be

surmised that she would, in her new home, feel herself drawn to Vedic

dieties such as the Sun-God Surya,which the Greeks were one day to

call Heliopolis-to Ra- Horakhti of the Two Horizons.The Egyptian's

called the Sun-God Atem or Aton. Most probably, she could relate to

the fiery Disk of Aton,-much like her native Aryan gods Mithra and

Surya, rather than replace their worship with the exalted Amon, the

tribal god of Thebes. Her real, undeniable contribution to the further

history of Egypt (and of religious thought) lies however in the fact

that she gave birth to King Amenhotep the Third or Amenhotep the

Magnificent.

Amenhotep the Third, married one of the most remarkable feminine

characters of Antiquity, Tiy, daughter of Yuaa and of Tuau, or Tuaa.

Although Yuaa was a priest of the age-old Egyptian fertility-god, Min,

he was a foreigner " from North Syria " or, to be more precise, from the

Vedic Mitanni Kingdom.During this time in Egyptian history, the ruling

aristocracy of Egypt,including the king, were of mixed Egyptian and

Mittani ancestry. Sir Flinders Petrie holds Yuaa to have been one of

those numerous allied or vassal princes that were then brought up at

the Egyptian Court.

Scholars are not sure whether Queen Tiy's mother, Tuau or Tuaa, who,

according to most scholars, was of royal descent, was a full- blooded

Egyptian or partly or wholly Mitannian inspite of her Egyptian name.

In a letter sent by Dushratta, king of Mitanni, to Akhnaton, Tiy is

called my sister, which would indicate that she herself was, through

one of her parents at least, if not through both, was of royal

Mitannian blood.

Not enough has been written about the probable Vedic influence of the

many Mitannians who lived at the Egyptian Court. In particular, not

enough is publicly known about the influence of the Vedic Mittani in

Amenhotep the Third's " house of women " -upon the education of the young

prince who was to ascend the throne as Amenhotep the Fourth. He has

become immortal under the name of Akhnaton, the well known father of

King Tutankamen.

What has been virtually ignored are the deep Vedic roots of Akhnaton.

On his Father's side, his Grandmother was Mittani, and his Father was

half Mittani. On his mother's side, his Grandfather was Mittani, his

Grandmother at least half Mittani and his own Mother was half or maybe

a full blooded Mittani. Since there is no doubt as to the Vedic/Aryan

identity of the Mittani, we can be confidant of the fact that Akhnaton

was strongly influenced by Vedic Culture. This explains the many

similarities between his religion of the Sun and Vedic Spirituality.

His devotion to One Supreme Godhead has also been recognized to have

impacted Moses and the religion of Judaism and Christianity. What is

not very well known, is the Vedic Basis and nature of Akhnaton's

philosophy and religion.This is another very important link between

Vedic Culture, Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Akhnaton was born in the beautiful Charuk palace, in Thebes, in or

shortly after1395 B.C.,-(some scholars place his birth a few years

later.)At the young age of 12, Akhnaton was crowned King of Egypt.

Records show that in the beginning, he merely reigned, while his

Mitanni Mother, Queen Tiy, governed.The King of the Mitanni, King

Dashratha (Dushratta),writing to congratulate him on his accession,

addresses himself to Queen Tiy, not to Akhnaton directly. Even in

later letters of this period, Dashratha writes to Akhnaton advising

him to " refer to his mother " about important matters.

The evidence proving the Vedic influence-via the Mitanni- on Akhnaton

is beyond questioning. In fact, not only were a majority of his

relatives Mitanni, his wife was also a Mitanni princess, the daughter

of King Dashratta, the famous Nefertiti. It is a well known fact that

she, along with Akhnaton, were acting in the role of High Priest and

Preistess in the religion of Aton. It has erroneously been stated that

Aton's worship was " invented " by pharaoh Amenhotep IV/ Akhenaten.

However, beginning with Akhenaten's father, Amenhotep III, Aten

enjoyed a higher level of worship.

At the age of eighteen years, he came into complete power of the

Kingdom. It was at this time that he proclaimed his faith in One God-

The Sun, which he designated by the name of Aton, ie. The Disk or

Fiery Orb. He publicly proclaimed his faith in Aton, as the God of

Gods. Some have claimed that as a Sun worshipper, Akhnaton was more of

an Animist Nature worshiper rather than a devotee of a Supreme

Godhead. However Akhnaton's own words confirm that this is not the

case. Akhnaton spoke of the Sun disk as being the Eye of Aton and a

representative of Aton's Power. In the Bhagavad Gita, the Sun is

described as one of the unlimited eyes of God's Universal Form. In the

Brahma-Samhita the Sun is also described as the Eye of God.Akhnaton's

reverance of the Sun is properly understood in this context.

The symbol of Aton, as presented by Akhnaton, was an image of the Sun

Disc with many sunrays extending out, ending in hands, in a kind of

triangle shape. Some scholars have also pointed out that the shape of

the Pyramids represents the Sun's beams shining down to Earth, in a

triangle shape, with the top being the Source and spreading out ever

wider as it reaches the Earth.

The similarity between Akhnaton's Aton and Surya is indeed striking.

The Sanskrit description of the Divine source of light corresponds

perfectly with the picture of Aton given in the Egyptian King's hymns.

" As the Vivifier and Quickener, He raises His long arms of gold in the

morning, rouses all beings from their slumber, infuses energy into

them, and buries them in sleep in the evening. " (From a Vedic prayer to

Sun God.) This description also fits perfectly with the carvings of

Aton as the Solar disc extending its golden arms to the Earth.

Archeologists have confirmed that all these images and engravings were

covered in gold at one time.

Also according to Akhnaton, Aton as the Supreme Godhead, was imbued

with both the male and female principles. He says to Aton, " Father and

Mother of all that You have made. " This paralels with the Vedic terms

for the Sun,Savita(male) and Savitri(female)or the Sun and the Sun's

energy.

Akhnaton's Hymn to Aton also shows a remarkable scientific

understanding of the Sun's role in the functioning of life on the

planet as a whole. Some see his religion as " a philosophic and

scientific revolt against religion, " rather than a new religion. One

scholar, H.R.Hall sees Akhnaton as " History's first scientific mind, "

due to his scientific understanding of the Sun and its relation with

the organic world. However, those versed in Vedic Spirituality know

that true religion is based on scientific principles of reality. As a

follower of Vedic Dharma, Akhnaton was aware of this and many other

scientific and spiritual facts.

Accompanying Akhnaton's name in every inscription of his reign, apart

from the early ones, is the term " Ankh-em-Maat " or " Living in Truth. "

In a tomb of one of his followers an inscription was found, " The King

has put the truth into me, and to lie is an abomination. " (From the

tomb of a courtier named Ay.) As we know Satya, or Truth, is also one

of the main points in Vedic culture. To this very day the motto of

India/Bharat is " Satyam Eva Jayate. "

I see it as a powerful affirmation of the truth, that the most

spectacular and famous find in Egyptian history was the discovery of

the tomb of Akhnaton's son, Tutankhamon. The Universe has a wonderful

way of bringing Truth and Justice to light. After Akhnaton's death,

the priests of Amon, did their best to obliterate the memory of

Akhnaton and his religion of Aton. All his monuments and inscriptions

were torn down and the stones were all reused. However this very act

of desecration is the very thing that has preserved Akhnaton's story

for thousands of years.

When all of his inscriptions and carvings were reused, they were

hidden away from not only the eyes of the Egyptian people, but also

from the erosive effects of the environment. The newly carved

inscriptions and carvings of his enemies soon withered away under the

effects of the sun, wind and rain.

Another important point to remember, is that modern scholars, though

able to understand Egyptian hieroglyphics, they are only guessing at

the pronunciation. They have no way to ascertain the vowel sounds as

spoken by the ancient Egyptians. Thus we come across such a variety of

spellings of terms like Ra or Re, Ikhnaton, Akhnaton, Akhnaten, Aten,

Aton, Yiten etc. The fact is, it was only through the discovery of the

Rosetta stone,that scholars were able to finally understand the

hieroglyphics. They were able to compare them with the other two known

languages on the stone. IF ONLY THE SCHOLARLY WORLD COULD UNDERSTAND

AND ACCEPT THAT THE VEDIC RECORD IS THE ROSSETA STONE TO ALL THE

MYSTERIES OF HISTORY, SCIENCE AND CULTURE, HUMANITIES IGNORANCE OF ITS

OWN PAST WOULD BE LIFTED.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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