Apis was the most popular of three great bull cults of ancient Egypt, the others being the cults of Mnevis and Buchis. All are related to the worship of Hathor or Bat, similar primary goddesses …

The Serapeum of Saqqara was the ancient Egyptian burial place for sacred bulls of the Apis cult at Memphis. It was believed that the bulls were incarnations of the god Ptah, which would …

Originally the bottom of a coffin, this wooden board depicts the sacred Hapy (in Greek called the Apis) bull carrying the mummified deceased on its back. Associated with the sed-festival, at …

Mar 5, 2025 · According to archaeologists, it was the burial-place of the Apus Bulls, literally speaking the living manifestations of the Egyptian God Ptah. This necropolis found near …

Nov 28, 2015 · Coffin footboard from Egypt, 8th to 4th century... The Apis bull protected the dead on their way to the underworld. This explains its use as a design on coffin ends.

Apr 21, 2017 · Apis was the most important and highly regarded bull deity of ancient Egypt. His original name in Egyptian was Api, Hapi, or Hep; Apis is the Greek name. He is not, however, …

Jan 28, 2022 · An electrifying theory suggests that the mainstream belief about the purpose of the Serapeum sarcophagi in Saqqara - as coffins for Apis bulls - is flawed. The Serapeum of …

Part of the foot of a wooden coffin, painted white, black, red, green and yellow, depicting mummy on back of the Apis bull, with Ba-bird overhead, holes for attachment.

Apr 28, 2017 · A limestone Apis bull statue from the Serapeum at Saqqara, Egypt. 30th Dynasty. Height: 1.26 m. (Louvre Museum, Paris)

From bull jumping in Minoan Crete, to the worship of the Apis bull in Egypt, to the sacrificial portrayal in Roman Mithraism, the bull was an integral part of many diverse and important …