To the fans of the great Egyptian civilization, whether from Egyptians or non-Egyptians, we are back today with a very important article about a place no less important than the pyramids .
Serapeum of SAQQARA tomb
Serapeum is the name given to every temple or religious structure dedicated to the worship of the monotheistic god Serapis, a sacred cult in Egypt in the Hellenistic era that combines two of the gods of ancient Egypt, Osiris and Apis.
The Serapeum of Saqqara consists of a group of tunnels and catacombs with a length of 400 meters, carved in the heart of the rock of the Saqqara plateau, and it begins with a long corridor that leads to staircases consisting of large terraces, at the end of which is a small door that opens onto a main corridor, one of which is 136 meters long, with a wooden floor, and the other Glass, to see the original land of the corridors, and on either side of it are 24 domed burial chambers carved into the rocks.These chambers do not face each other, but are alternately dug so as not to put pressure on the clay soil that they are dug on, and the tomb murals are decorated with ancient Egyptian inscriptions, and each burial chamber contains A huge colored granite sarcophagus !!
The Serapeum temple in the Saqqara desert in Egypt is a puzzle for scholars and specialists in Egyptology, whether due to the presence of its coffins in these large numbers, up to 26 coffins, or made of very solid granite, and of this huge size, as well as its long tunnels and tunnels that exceed 400 meters, and engineering Unique used found in the third century BC, which is a great scientific and engineering miracle.
Let me tell you that the size of the cover of the coffin reaches 30 tons, and the body of the coffin itself is 3 times that number.
Really, no one knows how this marble block of granite was made ! And I moved on how to start
In one of these coffins, archaeologists discovered a giant mummified calf. We will find its image in the Comentas as it returns to the god Apis
Apis in ancient Egyptian mythology, is the title of calves that were buried in the tombs of Serapeum in Saqqara, and bronze statues of him dating back to the rule of the Persians of ancient Egypt were found. The calf was choosing white with black spots on the forehead, neck and back. And he lived in the sacred barn among his cows. When he died, priests would bury him in a state funeral. Then another calf, as a spiritual symbol, is crowned in the sacred barn, amid a great ceremony
Were the tombs of Serapeum de originally a temple for the worship of the god Apis
Calf Apis as found in the tombs of the Serapeum in Saqqara.
Apis is the title of the sacred calves that were buried in the Serapeum tombs of Saqqara. The calf of Apis symbolized fertility and was worshiped in Memphis. Ancient Egyptians consider him to be the spirit of the god Ptah. This was crowned put sun disk between the horns. Bronze statues of him dating back to the Persian rule in Egypt were found. The calf was choosing white with black spots on the forehead, neck and back. And he lived in the sacred barn among his cows. When he died, priests would bury him in a state funeral. Then another calf as a god is crowned in the sacred barn, amid a great ceremony.
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