Atum stood upon the Benben stone at the moment of creation, the primordial mound being the first solid land to emerge from the waters of Nun.
The Bennu bird perched upon the Benben stone at the dawn of creation, its cry initiating the cycle of day and night from atop the primordial mound that first rose from the waters of Nun.
The Benben, the primordial mound, rose from the waters of Nun at the moment of creation, providing the first solid ground upon which Atum stood to begin generating the cosmos.
The gilded pyramidion atop obelisks and pyramids recreated the Benben stone catching Ra's first rays, each sunrise repeating the primordial moment when light first fell upon the newly emerged mound.
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