Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. II, 1949 Non-Christian religions Particular topics

Atum

ATŪM

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Also known as: Atum-Ra, Atum-Re, Ra-Horakhty-Atum, jtm

ATUM. - In ancient Egyptian: jtm. vocalized as 'atōm, for now without etymology, was the primordial god of Heliopolis: the "Heliopolitan." His temple was called "the castle of the official." In the Heliopolitan ennead he is considered as the creator of the universe. Perhaps he was a king of the gods, who was later identified with the sun god Re (Atūm-Re) or also Re-Harakhty-Atūm, a trinity in which Re is the sun in general, Harakhty the rising sun and Atūm the setting sun. His cult lasted a long time and is also found in the Ethiopian period.

Bibliography

BIBL.: A. Erman, Die Rel. d. Aeg., Berlin 1934.

Ernesta Bacchi

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By Ernesta Bacchi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II (1949), col. 381.

More by Ernesta Bacchi: Aton · Ba · Apis · Anubis (Egyptian Inp.w, "Jackal") · Amenti (Egypt. Jmn.tj.t «The Western District», Coptic Amenti, Greek Ἀγένδρα)

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Bacchi, Ernesta. “AtŪM.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, col. 381. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/atum.

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Bacchi, Ernesta. “AtŪM.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 381. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/atum.

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  author    = {Bacchi, Ernesta},
  title     = {AtŪM},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {II},
  pages     = {381},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/atum}
}

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