Serapeum of Saqqara - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Serapeum of Saqqara - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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 become immortal after death as Osiris-Apis. a name which evolved to Serapis () in the Hellenistic period, and Userhapi () in Coptic. It is part of the Saqqara necropolis, which includes several other animal catacombs, notably the burial vaults of the mother cows of the Apis. Read more on Wikipedia
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