Khnum
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Thou art my Ka in my body, the god Khnum who makes strong my limbs.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
Khnum the Creator, dweller at the Cataracts, is my favourite, and is still busy, as he looks after the rise and fall of the river.
From It Happened in Egypt by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
The scene in the series, which is of greatest interest in the present connexion, is that representing Khnum at his work of creation.
From Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition by L. W. (Leonard William) King
In Elephantine Khnum was supposed to become incarnate in a ram, at whose death the divinity left him and took up his abode in another.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
The text then goes on to declare how Khnum the Creator came to the help of the Pharaoh, and caused the Nile once more to inundate the lands.
From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
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