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The god Ptah could correspond with the sun deities [[Ra]] or [[Amun-Ra|Amun]] during the Amarna period, where he embodied the divine essence with which the [[sun]] god was fed to come into existence, that is to say to be born, according to the Memphite mythological/theological texts. In the holy of holies of his temple in Memphis, as well as in his great sacred boat, he drove in procession to regularly visit the region during major holidays. Ptah was also symbolized by two birds with human heads adorned with solar disks, symbols of the souls of the god Re: the Ba. The two Ba are identified as the twin gods Shu and Tefnut and are associated with the djed pillar of Memphis. | The god Ptah could correspond with the sun deities [[Ra]] or [[Amun-Ra|Amun]] during the Amarna period, where he embodied the divine essence with which the [[sun]] god was fed to come into existence, that is to say to be born, according to the Memphite mythological/theological texts. In the holy of holies of his temple in Memphis, as well as in his great sacred boat, he drove in procession to regularly visit the region during major holidays. Ptah was also symbolized by two birds with human heads adorned with solar disks, symbols of the souls of the god Re: the Ba. The two Ba are identified as the twin gods [[Shu]] and Tefnut and are associated with the djed pillar of Memphis. | ||
Finally, Ptah is embodied in the sacred bull, Apis. Frequently referred to as a herald of Ra, the sacred animal is the link with the god Ra from the New Kingdom. He even received worship in Memphis, probably at the heart of the great temple of Ptah, and upon the death of the animal, was buried with all the honours due to a living deity in the Serapeum of Saqqara. | Finally, Ptah is embodied in the sacred bull, Apis. Frequently referred to as a herald of Ra, the sacred animal is the link with the god Ra from the New Kingdom. He even received worship in Memphis, probably at the heart of the great temple of Ptah, and upon the death of the animal, was buried with all the honours due to a living deity in the Serapeum of Saqqara. | ||