Ptah-Tatenen-Khonsu

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Ptah-Tatenen-Khonsu is a syncretic deity. In the Theban creation myth known as the "Khonsu Cosmogony," which is located in the main temple of the god Khonsu within the Karnak temple complex, Ptah-Tatenen-Khonsu ejaculates "towards this womb in the sea," which was created within the tnn.t-chapel.

When

First attested: 2000 BCE
Attested period: -2000 – 2020
Historical notes: Syncretic deity attested from the Middle Kingdom onward.

Relationships

co occurs with: Khonshu, Ra, Mut, Neith, Tjenenyet, Raet-tawy

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Mentioned by

Ra
Mut
Neith
Tjenenyet
Raet-tawy

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Tjenenyet

Source passages

“In this myth, the syncretic deity Ptah-Tatenen-Khonsu ejaculates "towards this womb in the sea," which was created within the tnn.t-chapel. The Egyptologist Mendel, in his translation, proposes the theory that this chapel could symbolize Tjenenet herself, representing the primordial land.”
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