CLAA05H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Twentieth Dynasty Of Egypt, Hermopolis, Ptah
3 Jun 2018
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1. Who are the 9 gods worshiped in Heliopolis?
• Atum
• Shu
• Tefnut
• Geb
• Nut
• Osiris
• Isis
• Seth
• Nephtys
2. Describe the creation story in Heliopolis?
• Nothing existed on earth
• Nun, deep water, gave rise to a mound and a sun god named Atum
• Atum was lonely and searching for companionship
• He had half male and half female features to reproduce
• He gave birth to Shu and Tefnet
• When Shu and Tefnut fell into the Nun, Atum sent his eye to search for his children
• His tears made mankind
• Once the eye returned with the children, Atum cried with joy
• Shun and Tefnut had two children, Geb and Nut
• Nut gave birth to star children
• Nut was very hungry and ate her star children
• Geb was furious and he was trying to chase Nut
• Nut escaped from Geb by forming an arch above him, resembling the sky
• Shu held Geb and Nut apart
• Geb and Nut had four children Osiris, Isis, Seth, and Nephthys
3. What are the sources of the Egyptian Creation Myths?
1) Old Kindom – Pyramid Texts
2) Middle Kingdom – Coffin Texts
3) New Kingdom – Book of the Dead
4) Ptolemaic – Papyrus Bremner Rhind
4. Who is Nun?
• Primordial/primeval water
• Personification of the Nun waters
5. Who is Atum? How is he described as?
• Sun god
• Great creator god
• Earliest god
• Creates upper and lower Egypt
• Double crown
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