Ancient Egyptian deity
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Sedjem was depicted as a man with the hieroglyph for ear of a bovine above his head | ||||
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Sedjem (sḏm) was an ancient Egyptian god who, along with Irer, join Hu and Sia as creative powers of the gods.[1] Sedjem, which literally translates to "hearing,"[2] first appeared as a scribe for Thoth and Seshat in the temples of Seti I and Ramesses II at Abydos.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hornung, Erik (1982). Conceptions of God in ancient Egypt : the one and the many. Internet Archive. Ithaca : Cornell University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8014-1223-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ Hannig, Rainer (2009). Grosses Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch: die Sprache der Pharaonen (2800 - 950 v. Chr.). Mainz: von Zabern. p. 1242. ISBN 978-3-8053-1771-9.
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