Sebiumeker
deity earth African single tradition · 3
Sebiumeker was a major supreme god of procreation and fertility in Nubian mythology who was primarily worshipped in Meroe, Kush, in present-day Sudan. He is sometimes thought of as a guardian of gateways as his statues are sometimes found near doorways. He is also considered the god of agriculture.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 400
- Historical notes
- Major Meroitic deity of fertility and procreation worshiped in Nubia.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Atum, Osiris, Set, Serapis, Resheph, Nemty, Neferhotep, Jupiter Ammon, Kherty, Medjed, Nehebkau, Qebehsenuef, Ihy, Panebtawy, Ra-Horakhty, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Mehen, Shepsy, Iah, Shezmu, Nebnerou, Peteese, Pihor, Ruty, Shemanefer, Mnevis, Sah, Kolanthes, Irer, Sedjem, Igai, Ḥutchai, Qebui, Shehbui, Khenti-kheti, Petbe, Rem, Rekhyt, Sepa, Maga, Imsety, Kemwer, Khenti-Amentiu, Khesfu, Kneph, Mau, Nefer Hor, Nekheny, Pataikos, Sahekek, Sebeg, Sed, Sekhemus, Sepes, Septu, Seta-Ta, Setcheh, Setem, Sed, Kianda, Musisi, Owuo, Ngai, Ogboinba, Wulbari, Ajok, Adroa, Adroanzi, Nyasaye, Were Khakaba, Zombi, Neiterkob, Kabundungulu, Kalunga-Ngombé, Kimanaueze, Kishi, Sudika-Mbambi, Amesemi, Amon, Apedemak, Dedun, Mehit, Menhit, Mandulis
- sibling of
- Arensnuphis
Mentioned by
- Kianda
- Musisi
- Owuo
- Ngai
- Ogboinba
- Wulbari
- Ajok
- Adroa
- Adroanzi
- Nyasaye
- Were Khakaba
- Zombi
- Neiterkob
- Kabundungulu
- Kalunga-Ngombé
- Kimanaueze
and 10 more
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Sebiumeker”
#2692 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“His partner (or maybe brother) was Arensnuphis. This close association with Arensnuphis is similar to the relationship with Set and Osiris. He wore the ancient double crown with a beard and uraeus and had big ears, a mark of importance.”
#24505 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Sebiumeker – Guardian god of procreation and fertility, he was a major god in Meroe, Nubia”
#24907 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5