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Atum

Atum proper noun: the creator god of Heliopolis, the original source of all matter, associated with the evening sun.

atum: the creator god of Heliopolis, the original source of all matter, associated with the evening sun
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Proper noun

Atum

  1. (Egyptian) The creator god of Heliopolis, the original source of all matter, associated with the evening sun.

Forms of Atum

alternative formAtem
alternative formTem

Origin of Atum

Borrowed from Coptic ⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙ (atoum, “Atum”), from Egyptian tm (“Atum”).

Questions about Atum

What does Atum mean?
Atum means the creator god of Heliopolis, the original source of all matter, associated with the evening sun.
What part of speech is Atum?
Atum is a proper noun.

Words near Atum in the dictionary

  1. atua
  2. Atuami
  3. atuas
  4. Atul
  5. Atulayan
  6. Atum
  7. atumble
  8. Atuna
  9. Aturan
  10. ATUs
  11. Atushi

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