What is Khnum?
[[file:Khnum.svg|thumb|Khnum]] '''Khnum''' ({{IPA|/kəˈnuːm/}}; also spelled '''Khnemu''') was an [[Ancient Egyptian religion|Egyptian]] god. He was originally the god of the source of the [[Nile River]]. He was also the ram-headed god, a minor water god, the god of fertility, and the [[Pottery|potter]] god of creation. He created the first children on his potter's wheel with clay from the banks of the Nile River. Khnum also controls when the Nile will flood. {{Ancient Egyptian religion footer}} {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Egyptian gods and goddesses]]