Ptah

Egyptian deity

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Ptah (Coptic: ⲡⲧⲁϩ) was an Egyptian deity associated with creation in the Egyptian Memphis (Memphite Theology) creation myth.

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Sourcewikimedia.orgRetrieval date06/27/2020
Source record No.File:Ptah standing.svgImage date2007CreatorJeff DahlSource notes"Description: Ptah is one of the ancient Egyptian creator-gods. His cult was based in Memphis. Based on New Kingdom tomb paintings."

Also known as

Ptah (normalized)ptḥ (transliterated Archaic Egyptian)Φθά (Ancient Greek)ⲡⲧⲁϩ (Coptic)

Parent belief system

  • Egyptian Religion · Polytheistic · 8 myths
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    The religion of ancient Egypt represents a cultural identity that lasted from ca. 3500 BCE to 300 CE, and included hundreds of myths, deities, and customs.
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Top myths

Egyptian Memphis
Creation myth
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Mythological stories including Ptah

  • Egyptian Memphis Creation myth

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    The world and men were created by Ptah, the Egyptian deity associated with creation (and sometimes craft). The deity envisioned his creation and made it into reality through the spoken word. He created the other major Egyptian deities who would rule in their respective areas.

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Ptah." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 20 Nov. 2019, omnika.org/stable/329. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, November 20). Ptah. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/329

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Ptah." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created November 20, 2019. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/329.

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Bibliography

Hart, George. The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. 2nd edition. New York, NY: Routledge, 2005.
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Lesko, Leonard H., trans. "Shabaka Stone." In Religion in Ancient Egypt: Gods, Myths, and Personal Practice, 95-96, edited by Byron E. Shafer. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1991.
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Egyptian Belief system
location_city Memphis Cult city

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