When Hieroglyphics were finally translated by Champollion -- scholars were nonplussed that the correct pronunciation of the name supreme high deity of the Egyptian pantheon was pronounced "Amen". It was agreed that the proper English spelling would be Amun - Amun Ra - so as to not be "disrespectful" of the one true religion that was popular at the time. Amen.
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William Schaeffer
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