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Ptah is the Egyptian creator god and patron of craftsmen, builders and artists. In the creation theology of the city of Memphis he made the world by the power of his thought and his word alone: a remarkably „intellectual“ idea of creation. As god of craft, Ptah was regarded as the inventor of the arts and of building; the intricate works of craftsmen stood under his protection. He is depicted as a figure wrapped in linen holding a special sceptre. From the Egyptian name of his great temple in Memphis, „Hut-ka-Ptah,“ which the Greeks turned into „Aigyptos,“ the word „Egypt“ is even said to derive. The creator god and patron of craftsmen, Ptah, was embodied by the sacred Apis bull. Good to know: Ptah is patron of craftsmen and builders and a creator of the world itself. From the Greek name of his temple in Memphis the word „Egypt“ is said to derive. According to Memphite theology, Ptah conceived the world in his heart and spoke it into being with his tongue. This creation by the word recalls later religious ideas in other cultures.
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craft and creation
Ptah is patron of craftsmen and builders and a creator of the world itself.
💡 Did you know? The Greeks turned the name of his temple in Memphis, „Hut-ka-Ptah,“ into „Aigyptos“: the word „Egypt“ is said to derive from it.
by the word
According to Memphite theology, Ptah conceived the world in his heart and spoke it into being with his tongue.
💡 Did you know? This creation by the word recalls later religious ideas in other cultures.
of craftsmen and artists
Ptah protects sculptors, builders and craftsmen; their intricate works stood under his care.
💡 Did you know? His high priest in Memphis bore the title „Greatest of the directors of craftsmen.“
in Memphis
Ptah was the chief god of Memphis, the old capital of Egypt.
💡 Did you know? From the Greek name of his temple, „Hut-ka-Ptah,“ the word „Egypt“ is said to derive.
the Apis bull
The living Apis bull of Memphis was seen as the earthly manifestation of Ptah.
💡 Did you know? Dead Apis bulls were mummified and buried in vast underground vaults.
as a figure wrapped in linen
Ptah appears as a man tightly wrapped in linen holding a special sceptre.
💡 Did you know? His sceptre combines the signs for life, stability and power.
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