Sebiumeker was a major supreme god of procreation and fertility in Nubian mythology who was primarily worshipped in Meroe, Kush, in present-day Sudan. He is sometimes thought of as a guardian of gateways as his statues are sometimes found near doorways. He has many similarities with Atum, but has Nubian characteristics, and is also considered the god of agriculture.
His Meroitic name was probably Sabomakal, which became Sebiumeker in the ancient Egyptian language.[1]
Role in ancient Kushedit
Sebiumeker was a major supreme god of procreation and fertility in Meroe, Kush (present-day Sudan).[2][3]
He was referred to as Lord of Musawwarat. His statues have often been found near doorways at the Nubian sites Tabo (Nubia) and Musawwarat es-Sufra,[4] giving rise to the interpretation that he was a guardian god.[2] But another interpretation is that he represented transformation which is why he was placed at the doorways of temples.[2]
Though certainly a Nubian god, he has many Egyptian symbols and legends.[5]
Familyedit
His partner (or maybe brother) was Arensnuphis.[5] This close association with Arensnuphis is similar to the relationship with Set and Osiris.[5]
Imageedit
He wore the ancient double crown with a beard and uraeus and had big ears, a mark of importance. With his double crown, false beard, kilt, and tunic,[5] he resembles Atum.[2][6][7]
A sandstone head without inscription stands in Meroe. It also has the double crown with uraeus. It has several Egyptian looking features, but also has the formal broad Nubian unmodeled planes.[8]
In popular cultureedit
His worship is invoked in the Gifts of the Nile scenario in the strategy video game Civilization VI.
Referencesedit
^Scholz, Piotr O. (2006). Nubien: Geheimnisvolles Goldland der Ägypter. Theiss. p. 153. ISBN978-3-8062-1885-5.
^ abcdMark, Joshua J. "Egyptian Gods - The Complete List". World History Encyclopedia. from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
^Fisher, Marjorie M.; Lacovara, Peter; Ikram, Salima; d'Auria, Sue (2012). Ancient Nubia: African Kingdoms on the Nile. American University in Cairo Press. p. 134. ISBN978-977-416-478-1.
^Török, László (2002). The Image of the Ordered World in Ancient Nubian Art: The Construction of the Kushite Mind, 800 Bc-300 Ad. BRILL. p. 302. ISBN978-9004123069.
^ abcdRichard A Lobban JR (9 December 2003). Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia. Scarecrow Press. pp. 343–344. ISBN9780810865785.
^Wildung, Dietrich; Kuckertz, Josephine (1996). Sudan: Antike Königreiche am Nil ; Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, München, 2. Oktober 1996 - 6. Januar 1997 ... Reiss-Museum, Mannheim, 14. Juni - 20. September 1998 ; [eine Ausstellung des Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris und der Kunsthalle der Hypo-Stiftung, München]. p. 267. ISBN978-3-8030-3084-9.
^. National Geographic. 15 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^Bianchi, Robert Steven (2004). Daily Life of the Nubians. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 237. ISBN9780313325014.
January 01, 1970
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