Hu
/huː/noun
In ancient Egyptian religion, Hu was the personification of authoritative speech or the creative utterance.
Did you know?Hu was paired with Sia, the personification of perception, reflecting an Egyptian idea that reality emerged through both knowing and speaking.
Etymological Timeline
Old Kingdom, c. 2686–2181 BCE
Egyptian
ḥw
“Authoritative utterance or creative speech, personified as a divine power”
Pyramid Texts, c. 24th–23rd century BCE
Egyptian
Hu
“A divine force associated with the command that brings things into being”
Middle Kingdom, c. 2055–1650 BCE
Egyptian
Ḥw
“Personification of authoritative speech, often appearing with Sia, perception”
Ptolemaic Period, 305–30 BCE
Egyptian
Hu
“A deity or divine attribute representing creative utterance”
Modern English
English
Hu
“The conventional scholarly transcription of the Egyptian personification of authoritative speech”