Hu
Hu is the "creative utterance." In the New Kingdom, Hu is depicted in the solar barque in the underworld texts and tomb decorations, together with Sia and Heka. These gods were seen as special powers helping the creator.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested during the New Kingdom of Egypt.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mehen, Seshat, Irer, Sedjem, Akhty, Hermanubis, Aati, Duau, Aani, Hermes Trismegistus, Hapy, Gengen-Wer, Hery-maat, Banebdjedet, Harsomtus, Amu-Aa, Apesh, Am-heh, Buchis, Ba-Pef, Babi, Ha, Hemen, Hauron, Henkhisesui, Heryshaf, Aa, Abtu, Aby, Amenhotep, son of Hapu, An-a-f, An-hetep-f, Astennu, Ba, Denwen, Djebuty, Djedefhor, Djefa, Dionysus-Osiris, Dunanwi, Fetket, Hapi-Wet, Har-em-akhet, Heneb, Heqaib, Heru-Khu, Hery-sha-duat, Hez-Ur, Hraf-haf, Osiris, Set, Ptah, Thoth, Apophis, Fá, Baal, Apedemak, Arensnuphis, Dedun, Ani, Ash, Harpocrates, Abu, Andjety, Aqen, Duamutef, Bata
- syncretized with
- Shu
Mentioned by
- Osiris
- Set
- Ptah
- Thoth
- Apophis
- Fá
- Baal
- Apedemak
- Arensnuphis
- Dedun
- Ani
- Ash
- Harpocrates
- Abu
- Andjety
- Aqen
and 2 more
Sources
Source passages
“In the New Kingdom, Sia is depicted in the solar barque in the underworld texts and tomb decorations, together with Hu, the "creative utterance," and Heka, the god of magic.”
#13769 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“When Ra traveled in his sun-boat, he was accompanied by various other deities including Sia (perception) and Hu (command), as well as Heka (magic power).”
#17129 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Hu (ḥw), in ancient Egypt, was "the personification of a religious term, the creative utterance" and closely connected to Sia. Hu was deification of the first word, the word of creation, that Atum was said to have exclaimed upon ejaculating in his masturbatory act of creating the Ennead”
#24158 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Irer was an ancient Egyptian god who, along with Sedjem, join Hu and Sia as creative powers of the gods.”
#24245 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Sedjem (sḏm) was an ancient Egyptian god who, along with Irer, join Hu and Sia as creative powers of the gods.”
#24511 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001