Sedjem

Sedjem
Sedjem was depicted as a man with the hieroglyph for ear of a bovine above his head
Name in hieroglyphs

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Sedjem (sḏm) was an ancient Egyptian god who, along with Irer, join Hu and Sia as creative powers of the gods.^[1] Sedjem, which literally translates to "hearing,"^[2] first appeared as a scribe for Thoth and Seshat in the temples of Seti I and Ramesses II at Abydos.^[1]

1. ^ ^{a b} Hornung, Erik (1982). Conceptions of God in ancient Egypt : the one and the many. Internet Archive. Ithaca : Cornell University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8014-1223-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
2. ^ Hannig, Rainer (2009). Grosses Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch: die Sprache der Pharaonen (2800 - 950 v. Chr.). Mainz: von Zabern. p. 1242. ISBN 978-3-8053-1771-9.

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