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Atum

American  
[ah-tuhm] / ˈɑ təm /

noun

Egyptian Religion.
  1. a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.


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The road "is basically the backbone of Russian occupation in the south", Clément Molin, an analyst at the French-based think tank Atum Mundi, told the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The Smashing Pumpkins will drop the third album later this month in their Atum trilogy, a three-act rock opera so expansive that Corgan’s friends told him he should ease up his workload.

From Washington Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Atum is the sun god and the center of Heliopolitan theology and its creation myths.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2022

Ancient Egyptian creation myth. The first god to emerge from chaos is named Atum.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2014

Here were found several inscriptions bearing the Egyptian name of the city P-Atum, house of the god Atum.

From The Making of a Nation The Beginnings of Israel's History by Jenks, Jeremiah Whipple

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