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Ptah was often referred to as " the noble djed ", and carried a scepter that was a combination of the djed symbol and the ankh, the symbol of life.
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* As the Egyptian Herodotus was given to understand, the craftsman-god Ptah was a dwarf.
Conversely, since Imhotep was known as the " Son of Ptah ," his mother was sometimes claimed to be Sekhmet, the patron of Upper Egypt whose consort was Ptah.
Ptah-Seker ( who resulted from the identification of Ptah as Seker ), who was god of re-incarnation, thus gradually became identified with Osiris, the two becoming Ptah-Seker-Osiris.
Thus Osiris was identified explicitly with Apis, really an aspect of Ptah, who had already been identified as Osiris by this point, and a syncretism of the two was created, known as Serapis, and depicted as a standard Greek god.
This can be assumed because the pyramidion was inscribed with dedications to the god Ptah whose cult was based at Memphis, not Avaris.
Memphis was believed to be under the protection of the god Ptah, the patron of craftsmen.
Its great temple, Hut-ka-Ptah ( meaning " Enclosure of the ka of Ptah "), was one of the most prominent structures in the city.
Some scholars maintain that this name was actually that of the western district of the city that lay between the great Temple of Ptah and the necropolis at Saqqara, an area that contained a sacred tree.
It was also during this period that developed the clergy of the temple of Ptah.
The greatest work of this pharaoh in Memphis, however, was a temple called " Nebmaatra united with Ptah ", which is cited by many sources from the period of his reign, including artefacts listing the works of Huy, the High Steward of Memphis.
In light of some remains found at the site, it is known that a temple of Ptah was based there.
It included a chapel dedicated to Ptah by a prince Shoshenq, son of Osorkon II, whose tomb was found in Saqqara in 1942.
In Memphis, a powerful new wall was rebuilt for the Temple of Ptah, and developments were made to temples and chapels inside the complex.
In 332 BCE, Alexander the Great was crowned pharaoh in the Temple of Ptah, ushering in the Hellenistic period.
The Hout-ka-Ptah, dedicated to the worship of the creator god Ptah, was the largest and most important temple in ancient Memphis.
This small temple, adjoining the southwest corner of the larger Temple of Ptah, was dedicated to the deified Rameses II, along with the three state gods: Horus, Ptah and Amun.
Ptah and referred
The Egyptian historian Manetho referred to Memphis as Hut-ka-Ptah ( meaning " Enclosure of the ka of Ptah "), which he approximated in Greek as Aί γυ πτoς ( Ai-gy-ptos ), from which derives the Latin AEGYPTVS and the modern English name of Egypt.
Ptah and djed
Stucco relief of Ptah with staff and ankh and djed.
The djed came to be associated with Seker, the falcon god of the Memphite necropolis, then with Ptah, the Memphite patron god of craftsmen.
Ptah and ",
She is called " Mistress of All the Gods ", " Lady of the Stars of Heaven ", " Beloved of Ptah ", " Great of magic, mistress of the stars ", and " Eye of Ra, without her equal ".
On inscriptions from Memphis of 15th to 12th centuries, Anat is called " Bin-Ptah ", Daughter of Ptah.
Ptah and carried
Claiming that the king himself had officially expressed a desire to be buried in Egypt, he then carried the body of Alexander to the heart of the temple of Ptah, and had him embalmed by the priests.
Ptah and symbol
As a manifestation of Ptah, Apis also was considered to be a symbol of the pharaoh, embodying the qualities of kingship.
Ptah and life
It was first conceived by Thought, and realized by the Word: Ptah conceives the world by the thought of his heart and gives life through the magic of his Word.
He was entitled " the renewal of the life " of the Memphite god Ptah: but after death he became Osorapis, i. e. the Osiris Apis, just as dead humans were assimilated to Osiris, the king of the underworld.
Ptah and .
The headgear identifies Imhotep with Ptah, and his priestly linen garment symbolizes his religious purity.
Several temples found were dedicated to Ptah and Nekhbet.
This narrative associates the kingship that Osiris and Horus represent with Ptah, the creator deity of Memphis.
The city reached a peak of prestige under the 6th dynasty as a centre for the worship of Ptah, the god of creation and artworks.
The alabaster sphinx that guards the Temple of Ptah serves as a memorial of the city's former power and prestige.
The Memphis triad, consisting of the creator god Ptah, his consort Sekhmet, and their son Nefertem, formed the main focus of worship in the city.
Rameses II flanked by Ptah and Sekhmet.
Coronations and jubilees such as the Sed festival were celebrated in the temple of Ptah.
Its centre remained around the temple complex of Ptah.
Although the seat of political power had been shifted, however, Memphis remained perhaps the most important commercial and artistic centre, as evidenced by the discovery of handicrafts districts and cemeteries, located west of the temple of Ptah.
A large granite offering table on behalf of Amenemhat I mentioned the erection by the king of a shrine to the god Ptah, master of Truth.
In the ruins of the Temple of Ptah, a block in the name of Senusret II bears an inscription indicating an architectural commission as a gift to the gods of Memphis.
Finally, according to the tradition recorded by Herodotus and Diodorus, Amenemhet III built the northern gate of the Temple of Ptah.
It is also worth noting that, during this time, mastabas of the high priests of Ptah were constructed near the royal pyramids at Saqqara, showing that the royalty and the clergy of Memphis at that time were closely linked.
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