Chapter 2

Chapter: 2 The Iconography of god Ptah:  The representation representation of god Ptah did not change so much along the ancient ancient history. history. The rst representation for god Ptah came from a bowl from  Tarkhan  Tarkhan which dates back to the 1st dynasty.1 Ptah was always depicted in a human form as a wrapped mummy. 2 God Ptah was represented represented wearing a tight-tting garment which from the 1st look we think he is mummied.3 rom the 1 st look we can see his smooth head because of wearing a tighttting skull cap. !is ears and arms are are protruding from from the tight garme garment. nt." #ee Pl. $

God Ptah was always represented in a standing position on a pedestal in an open shrine holding a composite scepter. scepter.$ #ee Pl. %

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