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Hu (ḥw), inancient Egypt, was "the personification of a religious term, the creative utterance and closely connected toSia.[1] Hu was deification of the first word, the word ofcreation, thatAtum was said to have exclaimed uponejaculating in hismasturbatory act of creating theEnnead.[citation needed]
Hu is mentioned already in theOld KingdomPyramid Texts (PT 251, PT 697) as companion of the deceasedpharaoh.[2][3] Together withSia, he was depicted in the retinue ofThoth.[citation needed]
In theMiddle Kingdom, all gods participated in Hu and Sia, and were associated withPtah who created the universe by uttering the word of creation. Hu was rarely depicted visually, when Hu was depicted it would be as ananthropomorphic deity.[3]
In theNew Kingdom, both Hu and Sia together withHeka,Irer andSedjem were members of the creative powers ofAmun-Ra.[4] By the time ofPtolemaic Egypt, Hu had merged withShu (air).[citation needed]
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