See Also: Khnum(encyclopedia)

Khnum (sh)




or Khnemu

Ancient Egyptian god of fertility, associated with water and procreation.

Worshiped as early as 2800 BC, he was represented as a ram with twisting horns or as a man with a ram's head. He was believed to have created humankind from clay like a potter. His main temple was at Elephantine, near present-day Aswan, and he formed a triad of deities with the goddesses Satis and Anukis. Khnum also had an important cult at Esna, south of Thebes.