Nut

Family: Egyptian gods · Role: goddess · First appears: The History of Creation — A

In the History of Creation A, Shu and Tefnut brought forth Nut and Keb; then Nut and Keb brought forth Osiris, Heru-khent-an-maati, Set, Isis and Nephthys at one birth. The text says, “Shu and Tefnut brought forth [Seb and] Nut;”

In the Legend of the Destruction of Mankind, Nu directed Shu and Nut to help him, and Nut became a cow and carried Ra on her back. The text also says that Ra united himself with Nut, then ordered Shu to support her and nurse her, calling Nut his daughter. In the Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk, Ra-Harmachis calls Heru-Behutet his exalted son who proceeded from Nut.

Relationship record

Life events

• Shu and Tefnut brought forth Seb and Nut.(The History of Creation — A)
  • With: Shu Tefnut Keb
  • “Shu and Tefnut brought forth [Seb and] Nut;”
• Seb and Nut brought forth Osiris, Heru-khent-an-maati, Set, Isis, and Nephthys at one birth.(The History of Creation — A · 📍 this earth)
  • With: Keb Osiris Heru-khent-an-maati Set Isis Nephthys
  • “and Seb and Nut brought forth Osiris, and Heru-khent-an-maati, and Set, and Isis, and Nephthys at one birth, one after the other, and they produced their multitudinous offspring in this earth.”
• Nu directed Shu and Nut to help him, and Nut became a cow and carried Ra on her back.(The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind · Chapter I · Part 2)
  • With: Nu Shu
  • “And the Majesty of the god Nu said, “O son Shu, be thou the Eye 'for thy father . . . . . and avenue (?) him, and 'thou goddess Nut, place him . . . . . ... And the goddess Nut said, “How can this be then, O my father Nu? Hail,” said Nut . . . . . to the god Nu, and the goddess straightway became [a cow], and she set the Majesty of Ra upon [her] back . . . . .”
• Ra united himself with Nut.(The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind · Chapter I · Part 2)
  • With: Ra
  • “What then is the meaning of this? It meaneth that he united (?) himself with Nut.”
• Ra ordered Shu to support Nut and nurse her.(The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind · Chapter I · Part 2)
  • With: Ra Shu
  • “And the Majesty of Ra said, ‘O my son Shu, I pray thee to set thyself under [my] daughter Nut, and guard thou for me the supports (heh) of the millions (heh) which are there, and which live in darkness. Take thou the goddess upon thy head, and act thou as nurse for her;’”
• Ra-Harmachis declared Heru-Behutet his exalted son who proceeded from Nut.(The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 2)
  • With: Heru-Behutet
  • “And the Majesty of Ra-Harmachis said to Heru-Behutet, “Thou art my exalted son who didst proceed from Nut.”

The History of Creation — A

• parent: Shu “Shu and Tefnut brought forth [Seb and] Nut;”
• parent: Tefnut “Shu and Tefnut brought forth [Seb and] Nut;”
• child: Osiris “and Seb and Nut brought forth Osiris, and Heru-khent-an-maati, and Set, and Isis, and Nephthys at one birth, one after the other, and they produced their multitudinous offspring in this earth.”
• child: Heru-khent-an-maati “and Seb and Nut brought forth Osiris, and Heru-khent-an-maati, and Set, and Isis, and Nephthys at one birth, one after the other, and they produced their multitudinous offspring in this earth.”
• child: Set “and Seb and Nut brought forth Osiris, and Heru-khent-an-maati, and Set, and Isis, and Nephthys at one birth, one after the other, and they produced their multitudinous offspring in this earth.”
• child: Isis “and Seb and Nut brought forth Osiris, and Heru-khent-an-maati, and Set, and Isis, and Nephthys at one birth, one after the other, and they produced their multitudinous offspring in this earth.”
• child: Nephthys “and Seb and Nut brought forth Osiris, and Heru-khent-an-maati, and Set, and Isis, and Nephthys at one birth, one after the other, and they produced their multitudinous offspring in this earth.”

The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind · Chapter I · Part 2

• with Ra (The text says Ra united himself with Nut; it does not explicitly state that they were married.) “What then is the meaning of this? It meaneth that he united (?) himself with Nut.”

The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 2

• child: Heru-Behutet “And the Majesty of Ra-Harmachis said to Heru-Behutet, “Thou art my exalted son who didst proceed from Nut.”

A Hymn to Osiris and a Legend of the Origin of Horus

• child: Osiris “Thou art the beloved one of thy mother Nut, whose valour is most mighty [when] thou overthrowest the Seba Fiend.”

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Extracted from the original text of Legends of the Gods. Made with Rho MD.