A very rare artifact of the holy Apis calf, which dates back to the era of the New Kingdom, which is a mummified calf wrapped in linen coils and has a prosthetic eye and ear in order to be able to see and hear. The calf of Apis is believed to be the living representative of the god Ptah on earth.
In the Memphis creation myth, it is believed that the god Ptah created the universe and the gods through the thoughts in his heart and by speaking the words (Be and be). The calf of Apis was considered "the spokesman for the god Ptah" and his "glorious soul."
Apis was granted several titles such as those of the King of Egypt, and when the calf dies, it is buried as a living deity on earth.
There are only three known examples of the Apis calf in the whole world. Date: 1549-1069 BC
Apis is one of the most important symbols in the Egyptian mythology of ancient Egypt, and it was a symbol of fertility, and it spread in . And the ancient Egyptians considered him the son of the symbol Ptah. That is why he was crowned by placing the sun disk between his horns, and with time its importance increased and he moved to the Greek civilizations and Serapis
Found as a huge basalt statue, Serapis is in the form of a calf carrying a sun disk and a royal cobra between its horns, and the inscription on the pillar supporting his body indicates that it was sculpted during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrianus.
Serapis is a new deity that was introduced from the symbol "Osiris-Apis" to unite the ancient Greeks and Egyptians of Alexandria .
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