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.
All labels observed (3)
Statements (50)
| 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 of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ
surface form:
Memphis region
|
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Memphis (ancient city)
subject surface form:
Memphis (Egypt)
this entity surface form:
Mn-nfr
subject surface form:
Memphis (Egypt)