This is my analysis of an excerpt from The Great Hymn to Aten. This is one part of a hymn Akhenaten wrote for Aten and was translated by Miriam Lichtheim. 

In a real source analysis for an assessment task, you would have more explicit and implicit information. 

This hymn is believed to have been written by Akhenaten himself and is translated by Miriam Lichtheim. Lichtheim was a famous Egyptologist, known for her translations of ancient Egyptian texts. Her translations are used by Egyptologists all around the world, meaning her work is accurate. The purpose of Akhenaten's hymn is to demonstrate his devotion to Aten, Aten's power and Akhenaten's divine relationship with Aten. For example, when refering to the relationship between Aten and Akhenaten, the hymn states that "there is no other who knows you, only your son, Akhenaten." 

The hymn is from the perspective of a pharaoh (Akhenaten) promoting the glory of his new religion and to convince Egyptian society of Aten's magnificence. For example, the hymn promotes the belief that Aten was in the hearts of all people and that Aten had such power he dictated what Egyptians did.

Explicit information is the clear information the source tells you. Implicit information requires you to think deeper, you need to think about what the source implies. 

Explicit = Plain, easy to see, it's there.

Implicit = what is the source implying? If you think about the information in the source, what is the deeper meaning behind it?

This hymn is believed to have been written by Akhenaten himself and is translated by Miriam Lichtheim. Lichtheim was a famous Egyptologist, known for her translations of ancient Egyptian texts. Her translations are used by Egyptologists all around the world, meaning her work is accurate. The purpose of Akhenaten's hymn is to demonstrate his devotion to Aten, Aten's power and Akhenaten's divine relationship with Aten. For example, when refering to the relationship between Aten and Akhenaten, the hymn states that "there is no other who knows you, only your son, Akhenaten." 

The hymn is from the perspective of a pharaoh (Akhenaten) promoting the glory of his new religion and to convince Egyptian society of Aten's magnificence. For example, the hymn promotes the belief that Aten was in the hearts of all people and that Aten had such power he dictated what Egyptians did.

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Analyse this source from the 1965 Freedom Rides using the six source analysis skills.

The six source analysis skills are; information, origin, perspective, context, audience and motive.

Remember to:

1 - Read the source to find the explicit and implicit information.

2 - Conduct background research about the creator of the source.