Nun

Summary

Nun is an Ancient Egyptian deity^[1]. He draws 1,104 Wikipedia views per month (ancient_egyptian_deity category, ranking #33 of 130).^[2]

Key Facts

• A child of Nun was Atum^[3].
• A child of Nun was Khnum^[4].
• A child of Nun was Neith^[5].
• A child of Nun was Ra^[6].
• A child of Nun was Amun^[7].
• Nun is recorded as male^[8].
• Nun's instance of is recorded as Ancient Egyptian deity^[9].
• Nun's instance of is recorded as water deity^[10].
• Nun is part of Ogdoad^[11].
• Nun's Commons category is recorded as Nun (god)^[12].
• Nun's said to be the same as is recorded as Q7326748^[13].
• Nun's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Nun's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Nun's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of goddesses and heroines^[16].
• Nun's different from is recorded as Nun (disambiguation)^[17].
• Nun's name in hiero markup is recorded as W24W24W24:N1-N35A-A40^[18].

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Personal Life

Children include Atum^[3], an Ancient Egyptian deity^[19]; Khnum^[4], a water deity^[20]; Neith^[5], a water deity^[21]; Ra^[6], an Ancient Egyptian deity^[22]; and Amun^[7], an Ancient Egyptian deity^[23].

Why It Matters

Nun draws 1,104 Wikipedia views per month (ancient_egyptian_deity category, ranking #33 of 130).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]