Ra-Atum
Ra-Atum is a solar deity and the father of Tefnut. He sneezed to produce Tefnut and Shu. In some versions of the myth, Atum also spits out his saliva, which forms the act of procreation.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Temple of Ra-Atum obelisk located in Al-Masalla of Al-Matariyyah, Cairo.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Horus the Younger, Banebdjedet, Nun, Isis, Osiris, Set, Nut, Horus the Elder, Nephthys, Geb, Ra, Bastet, Sekhmet, Thoth, Mut, Khonshu
- manifested by
- Atum
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The only surviving remnant of Heliopolis is the Temple of Ra-Atum obelisk located in Al-Masalla of Al-Matariyyah, Cairo. It was erected by Senusret I of the Twelfth Dynasty, and still stands in its original position.”
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“Tefnut is the first daughter of the solar deity Ra-Atum. Married to her twin brother Shu, she is mother of Nut, the sky and Geb, the earth. Tefnut's grandchildren were Osiris, Isis, Set, Nephthys, and, in some versions, Horus the Elder.”
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“He may also be linked to the first four gods to rule over Egypt (Osiris, Geb, Shu and Ra-Atum), with large granite shrines to each in the Mendes sanctuary.”
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“The Mut Temple describes the creation of the Isheru lake, with different texts attributing its excavation to Ra-Atum, Nun, or groups of primeval deities.”
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