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Atum Creating Himself from the Primordial Waters of Nun

🏺 Egyptian MythologyHeliopolis (Cairo), EgyptAtum • Nun • Shu

In the beginning, there was only the dark and infinite abyss of the primordial waters known as Nun. Within this chaotic void, the god Atum willed himself into existence through his own consciousness, becoming the first being. He emerged upon the primordial mound, the Benben, at Heliopolis to begin the long process of creating the sky, the earth, and all living things.