Editing Atum (section)

==Origins==
{{chart top|align=right|width=26.30%|A representation of the Memphite idea of creation, stating [[Ptah]] as the original creator and father to ''Atum-[[Ra]]''}}
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{{chart| | | | | | | | |PTA|PTA=[[Ptah]]-[[Tatenen]]}}
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{{chart| | | | | | | | |ATU|ATU='''Atum-[[Ra]]'''}}
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{{chart| | | | | | |SHU|y|TEF|SHU=[[Shu (Egyptian god)|Shu]]|TEF=[[Tefnut]]}}
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{{chart| | | | | | |GEB|y|NUT|GEB=[[Geb]]|NUT=[[Nut (goddess)|Nut]]}}
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{{chart| | |OSI|y|ISI| |SET|~|NEP|OSI=[[Osiris]]|ISI=[[Isis]]|SET=[[Set (deity)|Set]]|NEP=[[Nephthys]]}}
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{{chart| | | | |HOR|HOR=[[Horus]]}}
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Atum is one of the most important and frequently mentioned deities from earliest times, as evidenced by his prominence in the [[Pyramid Texts]], where he is sometimes syncretized with [[Ra]] to form Ra-Atum, and is portrayed as both a creator and father to the king throughout the collection of spells.{{sfn|Wilkinson|2003|p=99–101}} Several writings contradict how Atum was brought into existence. According to the [[Heliopolis (ancient Egypt)|Heliopolitan]] view, Atum originally existed in his [[World egg|egg]] within the primeval waters, being born during the primordial flood, becoming the source of everything that was created after him. The Memphites (priests of Memphis), on the other hand, believed that [[Ptah]] created Atum in a more intellectual way, using his speech and thought, as told on the [[Shabaka Stone]].{{sfn|Wilkinson|2003|pp=17–18}}