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Atum
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(or Atmiu) was the Egyptian deity of the setting sun, or darkness. He was called "the Sun who reclines himself," and was represented as an erect human figure wearing a crown composed of an expanded lotus, surmounted with four upright feathers, like those on the crown of Amen- Ra. He was specially adored at Heliopolis in Lower Egypt. He, is also called Tux (q.v.)
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Atum'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/atum.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Atum'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/atum.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.