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Shu (standing, centre) supporting the sky goddess Nut arched above him and with the earth god Geb lying at his feet, detail from the Greenfield Papyrus, 10th century bce; in the British Museum. Tutankhamun's headrest
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Al-Jizah. Giza Necropolis, Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt. Side view of Sphinx with the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) rising in the background. The sides of all three of the Giza pyramids are astronomically oriented to be north-south, east-west (see notes)
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Shu: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Ancient Egypt Online - Shu. Jul 04, 2022
Add new Web site: King Tut - Shu. Feb 13, 2020
Add new Web site: Egyptian Gods - Shu, god of Egypt. May 02, 2019
Add new Web site: Egyption Gods and Goddesses - Shu. Mar 06, 2017
Add new Web site: Tour Egypt - Shu, Holder of the Sky, God of the Air, Wind, Sunlight and Protection. Aug 31, 2012
Article revised and updated. Jul 10, 2008
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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