Atum

English

Atum

Alternative forms

• Atem, Tem

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Atum

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

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Tuma, muta