Nefertem

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Nefertem is an ancient Egyptian lotus god associated with the rising sun, beauty, and healing, particularly revered in the religious traditions of Memphis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian god
ancient Egyptian deity
appearsIn Book of the Dead
Coffin Texts
Pyramid Texts
associatedDeity Bastet
Ptah
Ra
Sekhmet
associatedWith beauty
fragrance
healing
lotus
perfume
rebirth
rising sun
sunrise
youth
cultPeriod Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
culture ancient Egyptian religion
gender male
iconography sometimes child with side-lock of youth
sometimes lion-headed
standing on a lotus blossom
young man with a lotus headdress
majorCultCenter Memphis
memberOf Memphite triad
mythologicalRole bringer of the first light of the sun
symbol of the first lotus emerging from the primordial waters
oftenConsideredSonOf Bastet
Ptah
Sekhmet
parent Bastet
Ptah
Sekhmet
symbol blue lotus
lotus blossom
perfume bottle
title god of healing
god of perfume
god of the lotus blossom
he who is beautiful
lotus god
triadMemberWith Bastet
Ptah
Sekhmet
worshippedIn Lower Egypt
Memphis region


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