Sebiumeker

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Sebiumeker was the Nubian - Meroitic creator god.

Sebiumeker was the royal creator god of the Meroites, referred to as Lord of Musawwarat . His partner was Arensnuphis . Together with Arensnuphis and Amun he formed a triad. He wore an ancient Egyptian double crown with a bulge and uraeus and had large ears, a sign of lordship. He also wore a godly beard. His Meroitic name was likely Sabomakal, which became Sebiumeker in the ancient Egyptian language .

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literature

  • Piotr O. Scholz: Nubia - the mysterious gold country of the Egyptians . Theiss, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-8062-1885-5 , p. 153 f.
  • Dietrich Wildung , Jürgen Liepe: Sudan - Ancient Kingdoms on the Nile . Wasmuth, Tübingen 1996, ISBN 3-8030-3084-6 , pp. 267 f., 280-283.
  • MM Fisher, P. Lacovara, S. Ikram , S. D'Auria: Ancient Nubia African Kingdoms on the Nile , The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo, New York, 2012, ISBN 978-977-416-478-1 , P. 134.