Atum

Summary

Atum is an Ancient Egyptian deity^[1]. He ranks in the top 9% of ancient_egyptian_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Atum's father was Nun^[3].
• A child of Atum was Shu^[4].
• A child of Atum was Tefnut^[5].
• Atum's image is recorded as Atum with Double Crown (Pschent, based on paintings).svg^[6].
• Atum is recorded as male^[7].
• Atum's instance of is recorded as Ancient Egyptian deity^[8].
• Atum's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114017362^[9].
• Atum's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 139156563545823241717^[10].
• Atum's GND ID is recorded as 118650904^[11].
• Atum's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2019114576^[12].
• Atum's IdRef ID is recorded as 027460606^[13].
• Atum's part of is recorded as Egyptian mythology^[14].
• Atum's Commons category is recorded as Atum^[15].
• Atum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0p0md^[16].
• Atum's worshipped by is recorded as religion of ancient Egypt^[17].
• Atum's NUKAT ID is recorded as n02000587^[18].
• Atum's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[19].
• Atum's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[20].
• Atum's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00578851^[21].
• Atum's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as atoum^[22].
• Atum's PACTOLS thesaurus ID is recorded as pcrthHKPQX07tS^[23].
• Atum's Comic Vine ID is recorded as 4005-44338^[24].
• Atum's National Library of Poland MMS ID is recorded as 9810636455705606^[25].
• Atum's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3872244^[26].
• Atum's name in hiero markup is recorded as t:tm-A40^[27].

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Origins and Family

Atum's father was Nun^[3].

Personal Life

Children include Shu^[4], an Ancient Egyptian deity^[28] and Tefnut^[5], a water deity^[29].

Why It Matters

Atum ranks in the top 9% of ancient_egyptian_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

FAQs

Who were Atum's parents?

Atum's father was Nun^[3].