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Shu

primordial Egyptian god, a personification of dry air, spouse and counterpart to goddess Tefnut
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Summary

Shu is an Ancient Egyptian deity[1]. He draws 2,667 Wikipedia views per month (ancient egyptian deity category, ranking #37 of 130).[2]

Key Facts

  • Father: Atum[3]
  • Spouse: Tefnut[4]
  • Child: Nut[5], Geb[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7], female[8]
  • Part of: Egyptian mythology[9]
  • Commons category: Shu[10]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12]
  • Sibling: Tefnut[13]
  • Name in hiero markup: S-Sw-w-A40[14]

Why It Matters

Shu has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

Who were Shu's parents?

Shu's father was Atum[3].

Who was Shu married to?

Shu's spouses include Tefnut[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → D3D4-2438-8558-7C3D-C1B8
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: D3D4-2438-8558-7C3D-C1B8, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
  2. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Tefnut
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Father → Atum
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q297970, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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