Reading Notes: Ancient Egypt, Part A

Story: Creation

Source: Egyptian Myth and Legend by Donald Mackenzie (1907)

The Sun God Ra

List of Gods in Creation Story:

Nu - The primordial waters, father of Ra.
Ra - The Sun God, Divine Father of creation and strong ruler of the Gods.
Shu - The wind god, created by Ra.
Tefnut - Shu's consort, also called "the spitter' because she sends the rain.
Seb - The earth god.
Nut - The goddess of the firmament.

The story of Creation:

In the beginning, the world was a vast ocean called Nu. Nu gave being unto the sun god Ra. Ra appeared as a shinning egg, floating upon the water.

Ra became greater than Nu, Ra was the divine father and strong ruler of gods. Ra first created Shu, the wind god, and his consort Tefnut, the rain goddess.

Then Ra created Seb, the earth god, and nub, the goddess of the firmament.

At his word, he bade earth and the heavens to rise out of the waste of water. Shu, the uplifter, raised Nut upon high, appearing in the brightness of His Majesty. Nu, Seb, and Nut formed the earth, the oceans, and the firmament. 

Ra uttered the deep thoughts of his mind, and that which he named had been. At his gaze, that which he desired to see appeared before him. He created all things that move in the water and upon the dry land. Mankind was born from his eye. Ra, the Creator, Ruler of gods, became the first king upon earth.

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