Ptah

David Collins Social studies 5-2 January 11, 2012 S.S. Essay Ptah means the opening. “Ptah was the chief god of the ancient city of Memphis. **He was a creator god** who brought all things to being by thinking of them with his mind and saying their names with his tongue. He was unique amongst Egyptian creation gods, in that his methods were intellectual rather than physical. According to the priests of Memphis, everything is the work of Ptah's heart and tongue: gods are born, towns are founded, and order is maintained”. Ptah had a temple dedicated to him in Memphis. “ Ptah was also the patron god of skilled craftsmen and architects. This may be due to the excellent sources of limestone near his temple in Memphis. As a craftsman, Ptah was said to have carved the divine bodies of the royalty. In Dynasty XIX, he was shown fashioning the body of RamesesII out of electrum (what is electrum).” Ptah also became a god of regeneration. Ptah was married to Sekhmet, a lion headed goddess. Ptah’s had a shaven head and tight skullcap sometimes colored blue, his ears are left clearly visible by the cap and he has a straight false beard. His body appears in many forms tightly wrapped with a staff in front of him which means power, endurance and life. Ptah created the world in the beginning. []