Hand of Atum
deity single tradition · 2
The hand he used for this act, the Hand of Atum, represented the female aspect of himself and could be personified by Hathor, Nebethetepet, or another goddess, Iusaaset.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested from the Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BC) onward.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hathor-Raettawy, Hathor-Tefnut, Tefnut, Shu
- manifests as
- Hathor, Nebethetepet, Iusaaset
- created by
- Atum
- syncretized with
- Hathor, Nebethetepet, Iusaaset
- serves
- Atum
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Atum, a creator god who contained all things within himself, was said to have produced his children Shu and Tefnut, and thus begun the process of creation, by masturbating. The hand he used for this act, the Hand of Atum, represented the female aspect of himself and could be personified by Hathor, Nebethetepet, or another goddess, Iusaaset.”
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“The hand he used in this act was personified as a goddess, the Hand of Atum. She was equated with Hathor or Iusaaset and Nebethetepet, two other, more minor goddesses.”
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