Ptah of Memphis

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Ptah is the creator god of Memphis, revered as the patron of craftsmen and architects. He is believed to have brought the world into existence through thought and word. In the Abu Simbel temple, Ptah stands beside the deified Ramses II and the solar gods, receiving the morning sunlight.

When

First attested: 1250 BCE
Attested period: -1250 – -589
Historical notes: The Abu Simbel temples were built during the reign of Ramses II around 1250 BCE in Nubia.

Relationships

co occurs with: Rameses, Amenrē, Raharakht

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Mentioned by

Amenrē
Raharakht

Sources

encyclopedia (1)

Abu Simbel (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)

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Source passages

“...and fall upon the central figures of Amenrē and Rameses, which are there enthroned with Ptah of Memphis and Raharakht on either side.”
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