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 Atum is shown as a man with a was-scepter to show his power, and an Ankh to symbolize his ability to grant life. He is later often shown with the Double Crown. | ||||
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| Major cult center | Heliopolis | |||
| Genealogy | ||||
| Consort | Iusaaset[1] or Nebethetepet[2] | |||
| Children | Shu and Tefnut | |||
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Atum (/ɑ.tum/, Egyptian: jtm(w) or tm(w), reconstructed [jaˈtaːmuw]; Coptic ⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙ Atoum),[3][4] sometimes rendered as Atem, Temu, or Tem, is the primordial God in Egyptian mythology from whom all else arose. He created himself and is the father of Shu and Tefnut, the divine couple, who are the ancestors of the other Egyptian deities. Atum is also closely associated with the evening sun. As a primordial god and as the evening sun, Atum has chthonic and underworld connections.[5] Atum was relevant to the ancient Egyptians throughout most of Egypt's history. He is believed to have been present in ideology as early as predynastic times, becoming even more prevalent during the Old Kingdom and continuing to be worshiped through the Middle and New Kingdom, though he becomes overshadowed by Ra around this time.
- ^ Wilkinson 2003, p. 150.
- ^ Wilkinson 2003, p. 156.
- ^ "Coptic Dictionary Online". corpling.uis.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
- ^ "Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae". Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Archived from the original on 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
- ^ Wilkinson 2003, pp. 98–101.