Ptah

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Egyptian deity craftsmen deity creator god patron deity of architects

Ptah is an important ancient Egyptian creator god and patron of craftsmen and architects, especially revered as the chief deity of Memphis.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Demiurge (in Timaeus)	1
Ptah the Beautiful of Face	1
Ptah the Great	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Egyptian deity ⓘ craftsmen deity ⓘ creator god ⓘ patron deity of architects ⓘ
associatedCity	Memphis ⓘ
associatedConcept	architecture ⓘ artistry ⓘ craftsmanship ⓘ creation by speech ⓘ
associatedWith	Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ surface form: Memphite Theology
chiefCultCenter	Memphis ⓘ
child	Nefertem ⓘ
compositeForm	Ptah-Sokar-Osiris ⓘ
cosmicFunction	creation through thought and word ⓘ
culture	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
depiction	man wearing a skullcap ⓘ mummiform man ⓘ
epithet	He who made all and created the gods ⓘ Lord of Memphis ⓘ Lord of Truth ⓘ Master Craftsman ⓘ Ptah self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ptah the Beautiful of Face Ptah self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ptah the Great
holds	ankh ⓘ djed pillar ⓘ was-scepter ⓘ
influence	patronage of carpenters ⓘ patronage of metalworkers ⓘ patronage of stone carvers ⓘ
majorCultCenter	Memphis ⓘ
memberOf	Memphite Triad ⓘ
role	creator of the world ⓘ god of artisans ⓘ god of builders ⓘ patron of architects ⓘ patron of craftsmen ⓘ
spouse	Bastet ⓘ Sekhmet ⓘ
symbol	ankh ⓘ craftsman’s tools ⓘ djed pillar ⓘ was-scepter ⓘ
syncretizedWith	Osiris ⓘ Sokar ⓘ
temple	Great Temple of Ptah ⓘ surface form: Great Temple of Ptah at Memphis
theologicalRole	creator who brings things into being by speech ⓘ intellectual creator who conceives creation in his heart ⓘ
triadMemberWith	Nefertem ⓘ Sekhmet ⓘ
worshipPeriod	Late Period of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Late Period of ancient Egypt Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Middle Kingdom New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ surface form: New Kingdom Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Old Kingdom

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ineb-hedj → associatedDeity → Ptah ⓘ

Memphis → associatedDeity → Ptah ⓘ

subject surface form: Memphis (Egypt)

Nefertem → associatedDeity → Ptah ⓘ

Shabaka Stone → associatedDeity → Ptah ⓘ

Sekhmet → associatedWith → Ptah ⓘ

Manf → associatedWithDeity → Ptah ⓘ

ancient city of Memphis → chiefGod → Ptah ⓘ

subject surface form: Memphis (ancient city)

Bastet → consort → Ptah ⓘ

Sekhmet → consort → Ptah ⓘ

Ineb-hedj → cultCenterOf → Ptah ⓘ

Great Temple of Ptah → dedicatedTo → Ptah ⓘ

Temple of Derr → dedicatedTo → Ptah ⓘ

Temple of Ramesses II at Derr → dedicatedTo → Ptah ⓘ

Derr, Lower Nubia → dedicatedToDeity → Ptah ⓘ

subject surface form: Temple of Derr

Ptah → epithet → Ptah self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ptah the Great

Ptah → epithet → Ptah self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ptah the Beautiful of Face

Pi-Ramesses → hadTempleDedicatedTo → Ptah ⓘ

ancient city of Memphis → hasDeity → Ptah ⓘ

subject surface form: Memphis (ancient city)

Plato → hasPhilosophicalConcept → Ptah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Demiurge (in Timaeus)

Nefertem → oftenConsideredSonOf → Ptah ⓘ

Nefertem → parent → Ptah ⓘ

Nefertem → triadMemberWith → Ptah ⓘ

Great Temple of Ptah → worshippedDeity → Ptah ⓘ