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ID: 901001334
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001334
Record Type: Character/Person

Atum (Egyptian deity)

Note: In ancient Egyptian religion, one of the manifestations of the sun and creator god, perhaps originally a local deity of Heliopolis; depicted as the solar disk emitting rays terminating in human hands.

Names:
Atum (Egyptian deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
Aton (Egyptian deity) (English,U,N)
Aten (Egptian deity) (English,U,N)
Atem (Egyptian deity) (English)
Atoum (Egyptian deity) (English)
Atonu (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Jtn (Egyptian deity) (Egyptian-P,D,N)
Itn (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Ατούμ (Egyptian deity) (Greek)
אתום (Egyptian deity) (Hebrew)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Egyptian iconography> (P)
........<Egyptian characters> (P)
............Atum (Egyptian deity) (I)
Other Relationships:
culture/religion is .... Ancient Egyptian (culture)
.....(Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... sun (star)
.....(stars (extraterrestrial bodies), extraterrestrial bodies, natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Atum (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2019114576
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021)
Aton (Egyptian deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Bard, Archaeology of Ancient Egypt (2007)
................Grimal, History of Ancient Egypt (1992)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Aten (Egptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2016111061
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Grimal, History of Ancient Egypt (1992)
Atem (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Atoum (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Atonu (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Jtn (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Itn (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Ατούμ (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
אתום (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aten#/media/File:La_salle_dAkhenaton_(1356-1340_av_J.C.)_(Mus%C3%A9e_du_Caire)_(2076972086).jpg
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) https://lccn.loc.gov/no2019114576
................ BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021)

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