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Egyptian gods

  • HorusThe name Horus appears in Egyptian hieroglyphs as with the original pronunciation reconstructed for Old and early Middle Egyptian.
  • Set (deity)The earliest representations of what might be the Set animal come from a tomb dating to the Amratian culture, also known as Naqada I, which existed between…
  • KhnumThe hieroglyphic symbol hnm appears in the name Khnum, derived from the word hnmt meaning well or spring. This linguistic root connects directly to his…
  • PtahA hymn from the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt declares that Ptah crafted the world in the design of his heart. The Shabaka Stone, dating to the Twenty-Fifth…
  • ThothThe name Thoth emerges from the ancient Egyptian phrase meaning he is like the ibis. Linguists reconstruct this as *di-hauti, though the exact pronunciation…
  • AtumAncient Egyptian priests spoke the word tm to describe a verb meaning to complete or to finish. This linguistic root shaped how they understood Atum, the…
  • Yam (god)The Ugaritic alphabetic script writes the name Yam as a sequence of three letters. Modern scholars vocalize this theonym as Yam, Yamm, or Yammu.
  • RaIn the beginning, there was only Nun, a vast mass of watery chaos filling the universe. No land existed yet, and no life stirred within that dark expanse.
  • AmunIn 2350 BCE, the name Amun appeared in the tomb of Pharaoh Unas. This Old Kingdom inscription marked the first known mention of the deity in Egyptian history.
  • KhepriThe name Khepri appeared in the Pyramid texts, often accompanied by a scarab hieroglyph to clarify its meaning. This ancient Egyptian verb, written as ́hprj…
  • GebThe name Geb was pronounced Gebeb from the Greek period onward. Before that era, scholars once read it incorrectly as Seb.
  • Heka (god)The ancient Egyptian word for magic was simply heka. This single term described both the abstract force and the practical rituals used to manipulate it.
  • Osiris mythIn the 24th century BCE, a king named Osiris ruled Egypt with his wife Isis. His brother Set murdered him and scattered his body across the land.