Atum

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Atum is an ancient Egyptian creator god associated with the setting sun and the origin of the gods and the world.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Atum canonical 14
Atum-Ra 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian deity
creator god
solar deity
alsoKnownAs Tem
Temu
associatedConcept primeval hill
self-generation
associatedWith Heliopolitan cosmogony
Ptah
Ra
creation of the world
origin of the gods
primordial mound
setting sun
cosmicFunction brings creation out of chaos
embodies completion
cosmicRole presides over the end of the cosmos
created Shu
Tefnut
culture Ancient Egyptian religion
surface form: ancient Egyptian religion
depictedAs man with royal beard
mummiform man
serpent
domain completion of the day
sun at dusk
emergedFrom Nun
gender male
memberOf Ennead of Heliopolis
mentionedIn Book of the Dead
Coffin Texts
Pyramid Texts
mergedWith Ra
mythologicalStatus first god to emerge from Nun
parentOf Shu
Tefnut
role creator of the first gods
self-created god
spouseOrConsort Iusaaset
Nebethetepet
symbol man wearing double crown
serpent
setting sun
title Lord of Heliopolis
Lord of the Two Lands
wears double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt
worshipCenter Heliopolis
worshipPeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
surface form: Middle Kingdom

New Kingdom of Egypt
surface form: New Kingdom

Old Kingdom of Egypt
surface form: Old Kingdom

Referenced by (15)

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

Bastet parent Atum
Bastet consort Atum
Ra epithet Atum
this entity surface form: Atum-Ra
Ra mergedWith Atum
Nun parentOf Atum
Tefnut childOf Atum
Ma'at parent Atum
Shu parents Atum
Pesedjet includesDeity Atum