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Official name Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from to Type Cultural Criteria i, iii, vi Designated 1979 (3rd ) Reference no. Region Memphis (: مَنْف‎ Manf pronounced;: ⲙⲉⲙϥⲓ;: Μέμφις) was the ancient capital of, the first of. Its ruins are located near the town of Mit Rahina, 20 km (12 mi) south of. According to legend related by, the city was founded by the. Of during the, it remained an important city throughout ancient. It occupied a strategic position at the mouth of the, and was home to feverish activity.

Old and Middle Kingdoms), the Egyptians built stone pyramids under which to bury their pharaohs. This is the so-called Pyramid Age' of Egypt when more than a hundred pyramids were built. In the beginning, the Egyptians constructed step pyramids, then, from the Fourth Dynasty on, they built true pyramids, the.

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Its principal port, Peru-nefer, harboured a high density of workshops, factories, and warehouses that distributed food and merchandise throughout the ancient kingdom. During its golden age, Memphis thrived as a regional centre for commerce, trade, and religion.

Memphis was believed to be under the protection of the god, the patron of craftsmen. Its great, Hut-ka-Ptah (meaning 'Enclosure of the of Ptah'), was one of the most prominent structures in the city.

The name of this temple, rendered in Greek as Aί-γυ-πτoς (Ai-gy-ptos) by the historian Manetho, is believed to be the etymological origin of the modern English name Egypt. The history of Memphis is closely linked to itself. Its eventual downfall is believed to be due to the loss of its significance in late antiquity, following the rise of coastal.

Its religious significance also diminished after the abandonment of the following the. The ruins of the former capital today offer fragmented evidence of its past.

They have been preserved, along with the, as a since 1979. The site is open to the public as an. Contents.

Toponymy Memphis (mn nfr) in Memphis has had several names during its history of almost four millennia. Its name was (translated as 'the white walls' ).

Because of its size, the city also came to be known by various other names that were actually the names of neighbourhoods or districts that enjoyed considerable prominence at one time or another. For example, according to a text of the, it was known as Djed-Sut ('everlasting places'), which is the name of the. The city was also at one point referred to as Ankh-Tawy (meaning 'Life of the Two Lands'), stressing the strategic position of the city between and. This name appears to date from the (c. 2055–1640 BCE), and is frequently found in ancient Egyptian texts. Some scholars maintain that this name was actually that of the western district of the city that lay between the great Temple of Ptah and the necropolis at, an area that contained a sacred tree.

At the beginning of the (c. 1550 BCE), the city became known as Men-nefer (meaning 'enduring and beautiful'), which became ' Menfe' ( ⲙⲉⲙϥⲓ) in. The name ' Memphis' ( Μέμφις) is the adaptation of this name, which was originally the name of the, located west of the city. However, Greek poet at his refers that Memphis was a daughter of river god and the wife of (the son of and ), who founded the city and named it after his wife's name. In the Bible, Memphis is called Moph or Noph. Attributes. Memphis and its necropolis Saqqara as seen from the.

Location The city of Memphis is 20 km (12 mi) south of, on the west bank of the. The modern cities and towns of Mit Rahina, and, south of Cairo, all lie within the administrative borders of historical Memphis ( ).

The city was also the place that marked the boundary between Upper and Lower Egypt. (The 22nd nome of Upper Egypt and 1st nome of Lower Egypt). Population The island of the city is today uninhabited. The closest settlement is the town of Mit Rahina. Estimates of historical population size differ widely between sources. According to, Memphis had some 30,000 inhabitants and was by far the largest settlement worldwide from the time of its foundation until around 2250 BCE and from 1557 to 1400 BCE.

Bard is more cautious and estimates the city's population to have amounted to about 6,000 inhabitants during the Old Kingdom. This ritualistic object depicts the, who was mainly worshipped in Memphis. The Walters Art Museum.

Memphis became the capital of Ancient Egypt for over eight consecutive during the Old Kingdom. The city reached a peak of prestige under the as a centre for the worship of, the god of creation and artworks. The alabaster that guards the Temple of Ptah serves as a memorial of the city's former power and prestige. The Memphis, consisting of the creator god Ptah, his consort, and their son, formed the main focus of worship in the city. Memphis declined briefly after the with the rise of and the New Kingdom, and was revived under the before falling firmly into second place following the foundation of.

Under the, Alexandria remained the most important Egyptian city. Memphis remained the second city of Egypt until the establishment of (or Fostat) in 641 CE. It was then largely abandoned and became a source of stone for the surrounding settlements. It was still an imposing set of ruins in the 12th century but soon became a little more than an expanse of low ruins and scattered stone.

Rameses II flanked by Ptah and Sekhmet. Legendary history The legend recorded by was that, the first pharaoh to unite the, established his capital on the banks of the by diverting the river with dikes. The Greek historian, who tells a similar story, relates that during his visit to the city, the, at that point the of the country, paid particular attention to the condition of these dams so that the city was saved from the. It has been theorised that Menes was possibly a mythical king, similar to of Rome. Some scholars suggest that Egypt most likely became unified through mutual need, developing cultural ties and trading partnerships, although it is undisputed that the first capital of united Egypt was the city of Memphis.

Egyptologists have also identified the legendary Menes with the historical, who is represented in the conquering the Nile delta in Lower Egypt and establishing himself as pharaoh. This palette has been dated to ca.

31st century BC, and would thus correlate with the story of Egypt's unification by Menes. However, in 2012 an inscription depicting the visit of the predynastic king to Memphis was discovered in the Sinai. Since Iry-Hor predates Narmer by two generations, the latter cannot have been the founder of the city. Old Kingdom Little is known about the city of the. It was the state capital of the godlike pharaohs, who reigned from Memphis from the date of the. During the earliest years of the reign of Menes, according to Manetho, the seat of power was further to the south,. According to Manetho, ancient sources suggest the 'white walls' (Ineb-hedj) were founded by Menes.

Referred to in some texts as the 'Fortress of the White Wall', it is likely that the king established himself here to better control this new union between the two rival kingdoms. The complex of of the, located in the ancient necropolis at, would then be the royal funerary chamber, housing all the elements necessary to royalty: temples, shrines, ceremonial courts, palaces and barracks. The began with the, which seems to have furthered the primary role of Memphis as a royal residence where rulers received the, the divine manifestation of the unification of the Two Lands. Coronations and jubilees such as the were celebrated in the temple of Ptah.

The earliest signs of such ceremonies were found in the chambers of Djoser. It was also during this period that developed the clergy of the temple of Ptah. The importance of the shrine is attested in this period with payments of food and other goods necessary for the funerary rites of royal and noble dignitaries.

This shrine is also cited in the annals preserved on the, and beginning from the reign of, we know the names of the of Memphis that seem to work in pairs at least until the reign of. The architecture of this period was similar to that seen at, royal necropolis of the Fourth dynasty, where recent excavations have revealed that the essential focus of the kingdom at that time centred on the construction of the royal tomb.

A strong suggestion of this notion is the etymology of the name of the city itself, which matched that of the of the. Memphis was then the heir to a long artistic and architectural practice, constantly encouraged by the monuments of preceding reigns. Sculpture from the Middle Kingdom restored in the name of Rameses II. All these were surrounded by camps inhabited by craftsmen and labourers, dedicated exclusively to the construction of royal tombs. Spread over several kilometres stretching in all directions, Memphis formed a true, with temples connected by sacred, and ports connected by roadways and canals. The perimeter of the city thus gradually extended into a vast urban sprawl.

Its centre remained around the temple complex of Ptah. Middle Kingdom In the beginning of the, the capital and court of the pharaoh had moved to Thebes in the south, leaving Memphis for a time in the shade. Although the seat of political power had been shifted, however, Memphis remained perhaps the most important commercial and artistic centre, as evidenced by the discovery of handicrafts districts and cemeteries, located west of the temple of Ptah. Also found were vestiges attesting to the architectural focus of this time. A large granite offering table on behalf of mentioned the erection by the king of a shrine to the god Ptah, master of Truth. Other blocks registered in the name of were found to be used as foundations for large monoliths preceding the pylons of Rameses II.

These kings were also known to have ordered mining expeditions, raids or military campaigns beyond the borders, erecting monuments or statues to the consecration of deities, evinced by a panel recording official acts of the royal court during this time. In the ruins of the Temple of Ptah, a block in the name of bears an inscription indicating an architectural commission as a gift to the gods of Memphis. Moreover, many statues found at the site, later restored by the New Kingdom pharaohs, are attributed to pharaohs of the. Examples include the two stone giants that have been recovered amidst the temple ruins, which were later restored under the name of Rameses II.

Finally, according to the tradition recorded by Herodotus and, built the northern gate of the Temple of Ptah. Remains attributed to this pharaoh were indeed found during the excavations in this area conducted by, who confirmed the connection. It is also worth noting that, during this time, of the high priests of Ptah were constructed near the royal pyramids at Saqqara, showing that the royalty and the clergy of Memphis at that time were closely linked. The continued this trend, and some pharaohs of this line were buried at Saqqara, attesting that Memphis retained its place at the heart of the monarchy.

With the invasion of the, and their rise to power ca. 1650 BC, the city of Memphis came under siege. Following its capture, many monuments and statues of the ancient capital and were dismantled, looted or damaged by the Hyksos kings, who later carried them to adorn their new capital. Evidence of royal propaganda has been uncovered and attributed to the Theban kings of the, who initiated the reconquest of the kingdom half a century later.

New Kingdom The thus opened with the victory over the invaders by the Thebans. Although the reigns of (r. 1427–1401/1397 BC) and (r. 1401/1397–1391/1388 BC) saw considerable royal focus in Memphis, power remained for the most part in the south. With the long period of peace that followed, prosperity again took hold of the city, which benefited from her strategic position. Strengthening trade ties with other empires meant that the port of Peru-nefer (literally means 'Bon Voyage') became the gateway to the kingdom for neighbouring regions, including and the.

In the, Memphis became a centre for the education of royal princes and the sons of the nobility. Amenhotep II, born and raised in Memphis, was made the setem—the high priest over Lower Egypt—during the reign of his father. His son, Thutmose IV received his famed and recorded whilst residing as a young prince in Memphis. During his exploration of the site, identified a series of blocks and broken colonnades in the name of Thutmose IV to the east of the Temple of Ptah. They had to belong to a royal building, most likely a ceremonial palace. The founding of the temple of (Mespotamian/Assyrian goddess of fertility and war; Babylonian = Ishtar), which Herodotus mistakes as being dedicated to the Greek goddess, may also be dated to the 18th dynasty, specifically the reign of (r.

The greatest work of this pharaoh in Memphis, however, was a temple called 'Nebmaatra united with Ptah', which is cited by many sources from the period of his reign, including artefacts listing the works of, the High Steward of Memphis. The location of this temple has not been precisely determined, but a number of its brown quartzite blocks were found to have been reused by Ramesses II (r.

1279–1213 BC) for the construction of the small temple of Ptah. This leads some Egyptologists to suggest that the latter temple had been built over the site of the first. According to inscriptions found in Memphis, (r. 13/34 BC; formerly Amenhotep IV) founded a temple of in the city. The burial chamber of one of the priests of this cult has been uncovered at Saqqara. His successor (r. 1332–1323 BC; formerly Tutankhaten) relocated the royal court from Akhenaten's capital ('Horizon of the Aten') to Memphis before the end of the second year of his reign.

Whilst in Memphis, Tutankhamun initiated a period of restoration of the temples and traditions following the monotheistic era of, which was regarded as. The tombs of important officials from his reign, such as and, are situated in Saqqara, although Horemheb was eventually buried in the after reigning as pharaoh himself (r. 1319–1292 BC). He had been Commander of the Army under Tutankhamun and Ay.

Maya was Overseer of the Treasury during the reigns of Tutankhamun, Ay, and Horemheb. Ay had been Tutankhamun's chief minister, and succeeded him as pharaoh (r. 1323–1319 BC). To consolidate his power he married Tutankhamun's widow Ankhesenamun, the third of the six daughters of Akhenaten and Nefertiti. Her fate is unknown. Horemheb did likewise when he married Nefertiti's sister Mutnodjemet.

There is evidence that, under, the city developed new importance in the political sphere through its proximity to the new capital. The pharaoh devoted many monuments in Memphis and adorned them with colossal symbols of glory. 1213–1203 BC), his successor, constructed a palace and developed the southeast wall of the temple of Ptah. For the early part of the, Memphis received the privileges of royal attention, and it is this dynasty that is most evident among the ruins of the city today.

Relief representing the, Shoshenq. With the and, we see a continuation of the religious development initiated by Ramesses. Memphis does not seem to suffer a decline during the, which saw great changes in the geopolitics of the country.

Instead it is likely that the pharaohs worked to develop the Memphite cult in their new capital of, to the northeast. In light of some remains found at the site, it is known that a temple of Ptah was based there. Is cited as having built a temple dedicated to, the remains of which were found by Flinders Petrie in the early 20th century, in the south of the temple of Ptah complex. According to inscriptions describing his architectural work, (r.

943–922 BC), founder of the 22nd dynasty, constructed a forecourt and pylon of the temple of Ptah, a monument which he called the 'Castle of Millions of Years of Sheshonk, Beloved of Amun'. The funerary cult surrounding this monument, well known in the New Kingdom, was still functioning several generations after its establishment at the temple, leading some scholars to suggest that it may have contained the royal burial chamber of the pharaoh himself. Sheshonk also ordered the building of a new shrine for the god, especially devoted to funeral ceremonies in which the bull was led to his death to be ritually.

A necropolis for the high priests of Memphis dating precisely from the 22nd dynasty has been found west of the forum. It included a chapel dedicated to Ptah by a prince, son of (r. 872–837 BC), whose tomb was found in Saqqara in 1939 by Pierre Montet. The chapel is currently visible in the gardens of the in Cairo, behind a trio of colossi of Ramesses II, which are also from Memphis. Late Period During the Third Intermediate Period and the, Memphis is often the scene of liberation struggles of the local dynasties against an occupying force, such as the Kushites, Assyrians and Persians. The triumphant campaign of, ruler of the, saw the establishment of the, whose seat of power was in.

Piankhi's conquest of Egypt was recorded on the at the Temple of Amun in. Following the capture of Memphis, he restored the temples and cults neglected during the. His successors are known for building for chapels in the southwest corner of the temple of Ptah. Memphis was at the heart of the turmoil produced by the great threat.

Under, the city formed the frontier base of the resistance, which soon crumbled as the Kushite king was driven back into. The Assyrian king, supported by some of the native Egyptian princes, captured Memphis in 671 BCE. His forces sacked and raided the city, slaughtered villagers and erected piles of their heads. Esarhaddon returned to his capital with rich booty, and erected a showing the son of Taharqa in chains. Almost as soon as the king left, Egypt rebelled against Assyrian rule.

Ruins of the palace of Apries, in Memphis. In Assyria, succeeded his father and resumed the offensive against Egypt. In a massive invasion in 664 BCE, the city of Memphis was again sacked and looted, and the king was pursued into Nubia and defeated, putting a definitive end to the Kushite reign over Egypt.

Power then returned to the, who, fearful of an invasion from the, reconstructed and even fortified structures in the city, as is attested by the palace built. Egypt and Memphis were taken for by king in 525 BC after the. Under the, structures in the city were preserved and strengthened, and Memphis was made the administrative headquarters of the newly conquered. A Persian garrison was permanently installed within the city, probably in the great north wall, near the domineering palace of Apries. The excavations by Flinders Petrie revealed that this sector included armouries.

For almost a century and a half, the city remained the capital of the satrapy of Egypt ('Mudraya'/'Musraya'), officially becoming one of the epicentres of commerce in the vast territory conquered by the Achaemenid monarchy. The steles dedicated to Apis in the Serapeum at Saqqara, commissioned by the reigning monarch, represent a key element in understanding the events of this period. As in the Late Period, the catacombs in which the remains of the sacred bulls were buried gradually grew in size, and later took on a monumental appearance that confirms the growth of the cult's hypostases throughout the country, and particularly in Memphis and its necropolis.

Thus, a monument dedicated by seems to refute the testimony of Herodotus, who lends the conquerors a criminal attitude of disrespect against the sacred traditions. The nationalist awakening came with the rise to power, however briefly, of in 404 BCE, who ended the Persian occupation. He was defeated and executed at Memphis in October 399 BCE by, founder of the. The execution was recorded in an Aramaic papyrus document (Papyrus Brooklyn 13).

Nepherites moved the capital to, in the eastern delta, and Memphis lost its status in the political sphere. It retained, however, its religious, commercial, and strategic importance, and was instrumental in resisting Persian attempts to reconquer Egypt.

Under, a major rebuilding program was initiated for temples across the country. In Memphis, a powerful new wall was rebuilt for the Temple of Ptah, and developments were made to temples and chapels inside the complex. Meanwhile, while continuing the work of his predecessor, began building large sanctuaries, especially in the necropolis of Saqqara, adorning them with pylons, statues and paved roads lined with rows of sphinxes. Despite his efforts to prevent the recovery of the country by the Persians, he succumbed to a massive invasion in 343 BCE, and was defeated. Nectanebo II retreated south to Memphis, to which the emperor laid siege, forcing the pharaoh to flee to Upper Egypt, and eventually to Nubia.

A brief liberation of the city under the rebel-king (338 to 335 BCE) is evinced by an Apis bull sarcophagus bearing his name, which was discovered at Saqqara dating from his second year. The armies of eventually regained control of the city. Memphis under the Late Period saw recurring invasions followed by successive liberations.

Several times besieged, it was the scene of several of the bloodiest battles in the history of the country. Despite the support of their Greek allies in undermining the hegemony of the Achaemenids, the country nevertheless fell into the hands of the conquerors, and Memphis was never again to become the nation's capital.

In 332 BCE came the Greeks, who took control of the country from the Persians, and Egypt would never see a new native ruler ascend the pharaoh's throne until the. Ptolemaic Period. Alexander at the Temple of Apis in Memphis, by (1898–1899). In 332 BCE, was crowned pharaoh in the Temple of Ptah, ushering in the.

The city retained a significant status, especially religious, throughout the period following the takeover by one of his generals,. On the death of Alexander in Babylon (323 BCE), Ptolemy took great pains in acquiring his body and bringing it to Memphis. Claiming that the king himself had officially expressed a desire to be buried in Egypt, he then carried the body of Alexander to the heart of the temple of Ptah, and had him embalmed by the priests. By custom, kings in asserted their right to the throne by burying their predecessor.

Later transferred the to Alexandria, where a royal tomb was constructed for its burial. The exact location of the tomb has been lost since then. According to, the seer foretold that the land where Alexander was laid to rest 'would be happy and unvanquishable forever'. Thus began the, during which began the city's gradual decline. It was Ptolemy I who first introduced the cult of in Egypt, establishing his cult in Saqqara. From this period date many developments of the Saqqara Serapeum, including the building of the Chamber of Poets, as well as the dromos adorning the temple, and many elements of Greek-inspired architecture. The cult's reputation extended beyond the borders of the country, but was later eclipsed by the great, built in Ptolemy's honour by his successors.

The were issued in 216 and 196 BCE, by and respectively. Delegates from the principal clergies of the kingdom gathered in, under the patronage of the High Priest of Ptah and in the presence of the pharaoh, to establish the religious policy of the country for years to come, also dictating fees and taxes, creating new foundations, and paying tribute to the Ptolemaic rulers.

These decrees were engraved on in three scripts to be read and understood by all:, and. The most famous of these stelae is the, which allowed the deciphering of ancient Egyptian script in the 19th century. There were other stelae, funerary this time, discovered on the site that have forwarded knowledge of the genealogy of the higher clergy of Memphis, a dynasty of high priests of Ptah. The lineage retained strong ties with the royal family in Alexandria, to the extent that marriages occurred between certain high priests and Ptolemaic princesses, strengthening even further the commitment between the two families. Decline and abandonment With the arrival of the, Memphis, like Thebes, lost its place permanently in favour of, which opened onto the empire.

The rise of the cult of, a syncretic deity most suited to the mentality of the new rulers of Egypt, and the emergence of taking root deep into the country, spelled the complete ruin of the ancient cults of Memphis. Gradually, the city dropped out of existence during the and periods. The city then became a quarry to build new settlements nearby, including a founded by the who in the 7th century.

The foundations of and later Cairo, both built further north, were laid with stones of dismantled temples and ancient necropoleis of Memphis. In the 13th century, the Arab chronicler, upon visiting the site, describes and gives testimony to the grandeur of the ruins. 'Enormous as are the extent and antiquity of this city, in spite of the frequent change of governments whose yoke it has borne, and the great pains more than one nation has been at to destroy it, to sweep its last trace from the face of the earth, to carry away the stones and materials of which it was constructed, to mutilate the statues which adorned it; in spite, finally, of all that more than four thousand years have done in addition to man, these ruins still offer to the eye of the beholder a mass of marvels which bewilder the senses and which the most skillful pens must fail to describe. The more deeply we contemplate this city the more our admiration rises, and every fresh glance at the ruins is a fresh source of delight. The ruins of Memphis hold a half-day's journey in every direction. ' Although the remains today are nothing compared to what was witnessed by the Arab historian, his testimony has inspired the work of many archaeologists. The first surveys and excavations of the 19th century, and the extensive work of, have been able to show a little of the ancient capital's former glory.

Memphis and its necropolis, which include funerary rock tombs, mastabas, temples and pyramids, were inscribed on the of UNESCO in 1979. Remains During the time of the New Kingdom, and especially under the reign of the rulers of the, Memphis flourished in power and size, rivalling Thebes both politically and.

An indicator of this development can be found in a chapel of dedicated to the worship of Ptah. After over a century of excavations on the site, archaeologists have gradually been able to confirm the layout and expansion of the ancient city. Great Temple of Ptah. Artist's depiction of the western forecourt of the Great Temple of Ptah at Memphis. The Hout-ka-Ptah, dedicated to the worship of the creator god, was the largest and most important temple in ancient Memphis. It was one of the most prominent structures in the city, occupying a large precinct within the city's centre.

Enriched by centuries of veneration, the temple was one of the three foremost places of worship in Ancient Egypt, the others being the great temples of in, and of in Thebes. Much of what is known about the ancient temple today comes from the writings of Herodotus, who visited the site at the time of the first Persian invasion, long after the fall of the New Kingdom.

Herodotus claimed that the temple had been founded by himself, and that the core building of the complex was restricted to priests and kings. His account, however, gives no physical description of the complex. Archaeological work undertaken in the last century has gradually unearthed the temple's ruins, revealing a huge walled compound accessible by several monumental gates located along the southern, western and eastern walls. The remains of the great temple and its premises are displayed as an open-air museum near the great of Rameses II, which originally marked the southern axis of the temple. Also in this sector is a large monolith, discovered in the 19th century.

It dates from the, most likely having been carved during the reign of either. It is one of the finest examples of this kind statuary still present on its original site. The outdoor museum houses numerous other statues, colossi, sphinxes, and architectural elements. However, the majority of the finds have been sold to major museums around the world. For the most part, these can be found on display in the in Cairo. The specific appearance of the temple is unclear at present, and only that of the main access to the perimeter are known.

Recent developments include the discovery of giant statues which adorned the gates or towers. Those that have been found date from the reign of Ramsses II. This pharaoh also built at least three shrines within the temple compound, where worship is associated with those deities to whom they were dedicated. Temple of Ptah of Rameses II This small temple, adjoining the southwest corner of the larger Temple of Ptah, was dedicated to the deified Rameses II, along with the three state gods: Horus, Ptah and Amun. It is known in full as the Temple of Ptah of Rameses, Beloved of Amun, God, Ruler of Heliopolis. Its ruins were discovered in 1942, by archaeologist Ahmed Badawy, and were excavated in 1955 by Rudolf Anthes.

The excavations uncovered a religious building complete with a tower, a courtyard for ritual offerings, a portico with columns followed by a pillared hall and a tripartite sanctuary, all enclosed in walls built of mud bricks. Its most recent exterior has been dated from the New Kingdom era. The temple opened to the east towards a path paved with other religious buildings.

The archaeological explorations that took place here reveal that the southern part of the city indeed contain a large number of religious buildings with a particular devotion to the god Ptah, the principal god of Memphis. Temple of Ptah and Sekhmet of Rameses II Located further east, and near to the great colossus of Rameses, this small temple is attributed to the 19th dynasty, and seems to have been dedicated to Ptah and his divine consort, as well as deified Rameses II. Its ruins are not as well preserved as others nearby, as its limestone foundations appear to have been quarried after the abandonment of the city in late antiquity. Column depicting Merenptah making an offering to Ptah.

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Two giant statues, dating from the Middle Kingdom, originally adorned the building's facade, which opened to the west. They were moved inside the Museum of Memphis, and depicted the pharaoh standing in the attitude of the march, wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt,. Temple of Ptah of Merneptah In the southeast of the Great Temple complex, the pharaoh, of the 19th dynasty, founded a new shrine in honour of the chief god of the city, Ptah. This temple was discovered in the early 20th century by Flinders Petrie, who identified a depiction of the Greek god cited by Herodotus. The site was excavated during the First World War by Clarence Stanley Fisher. Excavations began in the anterior part, which is formed by a large courtyard of about 15 sq metres, opening on the south by a large door with reliefs supplying the names of the pharaoh and the epithets of Ptah. Only this part of the temple has been unearthed; the remainder of the chamber has yet to be explored a little further north.

During the excavations, archaeologists unearthed the first traces of an edifice built of mud brick, which quickly proved to be a large ceremonial palace built alongside the temple proper. Some of the key elements of the stone temple were donated by Egypt to the at the, which financed the expedition, while the other remained at the. The temple remained in use throughout the rest of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by enrolment surges during the reigns of later pharaohs. Thereafter, however, it was gradually abandoned and converted for other uses by civilians. Gradually buried by the activity of the city, the stratigraphic study of the site shows that by the it was already in ruins and is soon covered by new buildings. The ruins of the temple of Hathor of Memphis. Temple of Hathor This small temple of Hathor was unearthed south of the great wall of the Hout-Ka-Ptah by Abdullah al-Sayed Mahmud in the 1970s and also dates from the time of Rameses II.

Dedicated to the goddess, Lady of the Sycamore, it presents an architecture similar to the small temple-shrines known especially to. From its proportions, it does not seem to be a major shrine of the goddess, but is currently the only building dedicated to her discovered in the city's ruins. It is believed that this shrine was primarily used for processional purposes during major religious festivals. A larger temple dedicated to Hathor, indeed one of the foremost shrines of the goddess in the country, is thought to have existed elsewhere in the city, but to date has not been discovered.

A depression, similar to that found near the great temple of Ptah, could indicate its location. Archaeologists believe that it could house the remains of an enclosure and a large monument, a theory attested by ancient sources. Other temples A temple dedicated to, dated from the, has been uncovered in the grounds north of Memphis. The temple of, described by Herodotus, was located in the area reserved to the during the time when the Greek author visited the city.

The temple of the goddess was said to have been located to the north of the temple of Ptah. Neither of the latter two has been discovered to date. Memphis is believed to have housed a number of other temples dedicated to gods who accompanied Ptah.

Some of these sanctuaries are attested by ancient hieroglyphs, but have not yet been found among the ruins of the city. Surveys and excavations are still continuing at nearby Mit Rahina, and will likely add to the knowledge of the planning of the ancient religious city.

Temple of Sekhmet A temple dedicated to the goddess, consort of Ptah, has not yet been found but is currently certified by Egyptian sources. Archaeologists are still searching for remains.

It may be located within the precinct of the Hout-ka-Ptah, as would seem to suggest several discoveries made among the ruins of the complex in the late 19th century, including a block of stone evoking the 'great door' with the epithet of the goddess, and a column bearing an inscription on behalf of Rameses II declaring him 'beloved of Sekhmet'. Realarcade free download. It has also been demonstrated through the, which states that a statue of the goddess was made alongside those of Ptah and their son, the god, during the reign of, and that it was commissioned for the gods of Memphis at the heart of the great temple.

A statue of the sacred bull, Apis, found at the Serapeum of Saqqara. Temple of Apis The Temple of Apis in Memphis was the main temple dedicated to the worship of the bull, considered to be a living manifestation of Ptah. It is detailed in the works of classical historians such as Herodotus, Diodorus, and, but its location has yet to be discovered amidst the ruins of the ancient capital. According to Herodotus, who described the temple's courtyard as a of columns with giant statues, it was built during the reign of. The Greek historian visited the site with the conquering Roman troops, following the victory against. He details that the temple consisted of two chambers, one for the bull and the other for his mother, and all was built near the temple of Ptah. At the temple, Apis was used as an, his movements being interpreted as.

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His breath was believed to cure disease, and his presence to bless those around with virility. He was given a window in the temple through which he could be seen, and on certain holidays was led through the streets of the city, bedecked with jewellery and flowers. In 1941, the archaeologist Ahmed Badawy discovered the first remains in Memphis which depicted the god Apis. The site, located within the grounds of the great temple of Ptah, was revealed to be a mortuary chamber designed exclusively for the of the sacred bull. A found at Saqqara shows that had ordered the restoration of this building, and elements dated from the have been unearthed in the northern part of the chamber, confirming the time of reconstruction in this part of the temple.

It is likely that the mortuary was part of the larger temple of Apis cited by ancient sources. This sacred part of the temple would be the only part that has survived, and would confirm the words of Strabo and Diodorus, both of whom stated that the temple was located near the temple of Ptah. Ankhefenmut kneels before the royal cartouche of Siamun, on a lintel from the Temple of Amun in Memphis. The majority of known Apis statues come from the burial chambers known as, located to the northwest at Saqqara.

The most ancient burials found at this site date back to the reign of. Temple of Amun During the, a shrine of the great god was built by to the south of the temple of Ptah.

This temple (or temples) was most likely dedicated to the, consisting of Amun, his consort, and their son. It was the Upper Egyptian counterpart of the Memphis Triad (Ptah, Sekhmet, and Nefertem). Temple of Aten A temple dedicated to in Memphis is attested by hieroglyphs found within the tombs of Memphite dignitaries of the end of the, uncovered at Saqqara. Among them, that of, who began his career under the reign of as a 'steward of the temple of Aten in Memphis'. Since the early excavations at Memphis in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, artefacts have been uncovered in different parts of the city that indicate the presence of a building dedicated to the worship of the. The location of such a building is lost, and various hypotheses have been made on this subject based on the place of discovery of the remains of the period features.

Statues of Rameses II. The colossus of Rameses II in the open-air museum. The ruins of ancient Memphis have yielded a large number of sculptures representing Pharaoh. Within the museum in Memphis is a giant statue of the pharaoh carved of monumental, about 10 metres in length. It was discovered in 1820 near the southern gate of the temple of Ptah by Italian archaeologist. Because the base and feet of the sculpture are broken off from the rest of the body, it is currently displayed lying on its back.

Some of the colours are still partially preserved, but the beauty of this statue lies in its flawless detail of the complex and subtle forms of human anatomy. The pharaoh wears the white crown of Upper Egypt,. Caviglia offered to send the statue to Grand Duke of Tuscany, through the mediation of. Rosellini advised the sovereign of the terrible expenses involved with transportation, and considered as necessary the cutting of the colossus into pieces.

The and self-declared of Egypt and Sudan, offered to donate it to the, but the museum declined the offer because of the difficult task of shipping the huge statue to London. It therefore remained in the archaeological area of Memphis in the museum built to protect it. The colossus was one of a pair that historically adorned the eastern entrance to the temple of Ptah., found in the same year also by Caviglia, was restored in the 1950s to its full standing height of 11 metres. It was first displayed in the Bab Al-Hadid square in Cairo, which was subsequently renamed Ramses Square. Deemed an unsuitable location, it was moved in 2006 to a temporary location in, where it is currently undergoing restoration.

It is due to be exhibited at the entrance of the, scheduled to open in 2018. A replica of the statues stands in 's. Saqqara, the Necropolis. The famed stepped at Saqqara, the Memphis necropolis. Because of its antiquity and its large population, Memphis had several spread along the valley, including the most famous,. In addition, the urban area itself consisted of cemeteries that were constructed to the west of the great temple.

The sanctity of these places inevitably attracted the devout and the faithful, who sought either to make an offering to, or to bury another. The part of town called Ankh-tawy was already included in the Middle Kingdom necropolis. Expansions of the western sector of the temple of Ptah were ordered by the pharaohs of the, seeking to revive the past glory of the Ramesside age.

Within this part of the site was founded a necropolis of the high priests. According to sources, the site also included a chapel or an oratory to the goddess, which seems consistent with the presence of monuments of rulers of the dynasty following the cult of. Also in this area were the devoted by various New Kingdom pharaohs, whose function is parallelled by Egyptologists to that played by the of the Theban pharaohs. Royal palaces Memphis was the seat of power for the pharaohs of over eight.

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According to Manetho, the first royal palace was founded by, the successor of, the founder of the. He built a fortress in Memphis of white walls. Egyptian sources themselves tell of the palaces of the Old Kingdom rulers, some of which were built underneath major royal pyramids.

They were immense in size, and were embellished with parks and lakes. In addition to the palaces described below, other sources indicate the existence of a palace founded in the city by, which was still operating under the reign of. The ruins of the palace of Apries, overlooking Memphis. Merneptah, according to official texts of his reign, ordered the building of a large walled enclosure housing a new temple and adjoining palace.

The later pharaoh, had a palatial complex constructed on a promontory overlooking the city. It was part of a series of structures built within the temple precinct in the Late Period, and contained a royal palace, a fortress, barracks and armouries. Excavated the area and found considerable signs of military activity.

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Other buildings The centrally located palaces and temples were surrounded by different districts of the city, in which were many craftsmen's workshops, arsenals, and dockyards. Also were residential neighbourhoods, some of which were inhabited primarily by foreigners—first and, later, and finally. The city was indeed located at the crossroads of trade routes and thus attracted goods imported from diverse regions of the Mediterranean. Ancient texts confirm that citywide development took place regularly. Furthermore, there is evidence that the has shifted over the centuries to the east, leaving new lands to occupy in the eastern part of the old capital. This area of the city was dominated by the large eastern gate of the temple of Ptah.

Historical accounts and exploration The site of Memphis has been famous since ancient times, and is cited in many ancient sources, including both Egyptian and foreign. Diplomatic records found on different sites have detailed the correspondence between the city and the various contemporary empires in the Mediterranean, Near East, and Africa. These include for example the, which detail trade conducted between Memphis and the sovereigns of and the various city-states of. The proclamations of the later Assyrian kings cite Memphis among its list of conquests. Sources from antiquity Beginning with the second half of the 1st millennium BCE, the city was detailed more and more intensely in the words of ancient historians, especially with the development of trade ties with Greece. The descriptions of the city by travellers who followed the traders in the discovery of Egypt have proved instrumental in reconstructing an image of the ancient capital's glorious past. Among the main classical authors are:., Greek historian, who visited and described the monuments of the city during the first rule in the 5th century BCE., Greek historian, who visited the site in the 1st century BCE, providing later information about the city during the reign of the Ptolemies., the geographer, who visited during the Roman conquest in the late 1st century BCE.

Subsequently, the city is often cited by other Latin or Greek authors, in rare cases providing an overall description of the city or detailing its cults, as do and, who pay particular attention to the city's worship of Apis. The city was plunged into oblivion during the Christian period that followed, and few sources are available to attest to the city's activities during its final stages. It was not until the conquest of the country by the Arabs that a description of the city reappears, by which time it was already in ruins. Among the major sources from this time:., a famous geographer of Baghdad, which in the 13th century gives a description of the ruins of the site during his trip to Egypt., Egyptian historian in the 14th century, who visited the site and describes it in detail.

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800 pages, color illustrations. DB here: More informative about American history than Fahrenheit 9/11. More brain-teasing, and far more enjoyable, than I’m Not There. Less graphically violent than almost any other movie you’re likely to see. What else could I be talking about but National Treasure: Book of Secrets? Jerry Bruckheimer is, in my view, the most astute producer now working in Hollywood.

I could cite many proofs, but let’s stick just to the first National Treasure. Here’s a movie with no pop music, no cusswords, no naked ladies, no drugs, no screwing, and scarcely any violence. (One bad guy accidentally falls to his death down a deep black hole.) When it came out—you can verify this by asking Kristin—I said that it was the ideal movie for grandparents to take the grandkids to. The man who gave us Bad Boys and CSI has realized that there’s a market niche for the PG-rated action film. So we get an amiable romp that mixes together Freemasons, the Knights Templar, the Rosicrucians, Ben Franklin, and for all I know Judge Crater, Atlantis, and the Lindbergh baby. My colleagues, students, and wife think I’m nuts to like National Treasure. In defense I could point to evocative images like the one surmounting today’s entry, the superimposition of Grandpa Gates’ eye on a pyramid as a condensation of the Masonic/ monetary/ paternity motifs swarming through the movie.

But I needn’t strain so far. The pleasures are more elemental.

Secret codes, knights, lost treasure, rich sinister Brits, really deep holes filled with cobwebs, and a cipher on the back of the Declaration of Independence—what’s not to like? All of this is pulled together by a hero who is actually intelligent and knowledgeable. He’s a nerdy patriot (another Bruckheimer touch, reminiscent of The Rock) who can turn a priceless hoard over to the US government without a quiver.

How often do you find a story whose protagonists are people who know and care about the past? In the DVD supplement, an alternative ending shows schoolboys eyeing the recovered Declaration. One wonders if there’s really a treasure map on the back. The other mutters, “It’s a plot to make us learn history.” What if he is right? Of course some will say Spielberg/ Lucas/ Kasdan did it already with Raiders.

But that was a knowing effort to relive somebody’s phantom vision of B serials. Besides, does anybody believe that Indy knows as much about archaeology as Ben Gates does about nearly everything? If it recycles anything, National Treasure amounts to a revival of the wholesome 1950s Disney adventure movie. What Treasure Island (1950), Davy Crockett (1955), and The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) were for an earlier generation, National Treasure is for today’s twelve-year-olds. It compares favorably with those entries in verve, wit, and speed.

(How it gets that speed is a topic I take up in. That piece tries to show that even if you don’t like the movie, its narration provides a nifty tutorial in some strategies of Hollywood storytelling.) My only regret is that in the epilogue NT 1 actually uses, Ben and Abigail are given a mansion and Riley gets a cherry-colored Ferrari. That’s a bit crass.

Knowledge, selflessness, and pluck should be their own rewards. Your correspondent regrets to report that Book of Secrets is not up to its predecessor.

It’s still quite entertaining, and it has some transitions as clever as those I talk about in the aforementioned essay. The premise, involving the Lincoln assassination and the besmirched reputation of Ben’s ancestor, is workable and even moving, grounded as it is in parallel father-son reconciliations. The clue-sequences are more ingenious than, say, the simple linear connectives in Bourne Ultimatum. There are a few nifty compositions (e.g., a reflection of Ben in a windshield) and some nicely-timed reaction shots of Riley and Ben’s dad. (Someday, I swear, I will blog about reaction shots, a key to Hollywood storytelling.) I liked the way that the slapped-together family of the first installment—Dad Ben, Mom Abigail, Riley the kid—is expanded to include the old folks. Of course I regard the rekindled affection between Ben’s father and mother as backup for my Grandparents-Grandkids Hypothesis. Still, the sequel lacks the throwaway byplay between Ben and Riley and the clever misdirection of certain scenes, principally the extended heist at the National Archives reception.

The plot is somewhat too stuffed with incident, jerking us abruptly from continent to continent. (Will American filmmakers please give up the informative title card “Paris, France”?) It seemed to me as well that Ben’s reasoning involved not so much high-context inferences as inspired guesswork. The contrived quarrel in Buckingham Palace between Ben and Abigail is nothing like as enjoyable as Ben’s snippy requests for silence after they’ve lifted the Declaration in NT 1.

Sequels don’t have to be a step down from the original, as has argued at length, but alas NT 2 is. Don’t, however, tell me that the thing is preposterous. Friend, the genre is built upon the preposterous.

Preposterosity is its middle name. Jules Verne, H.

Wells, and Edgar Rice Burroughs all spun their yarns out of hopelessly far-fetched premises. There is nothing as nutty in this franchise as the idea that Tarzan could teach himself to read. The task is always to make a crazy logic out of a farrago, and this the new installment does, skipping from pre-Columbian inscriptions to the idea that, as Riley phrases it, “Mount Rushmore was a coverup.” I buy that, and I completely buy the idea that our Chief Executives pass along a book recording all the Big Secrets in US history. The only item I couldn’t swallow was the prospect that America might elect a President who majored in architectural history. Compensating for the feature’s drawbacks were the hors d’oeuvres at my screening.

Now when we go to the multiplex we get Bonus Supplements, just like in the old days of trailers, shorts, and educational featurettes. My extras were a trailer for the upcoming Pixar release Wall.e, a trailer for the new Narnia installment (produced by our old compadre Mark Johnson), and even a Goofy cartoon, How to Hook Up Your Home Theater.

Brainwashed by TV ads, the Goof races to the chain store Shiny $tuf to get his gigantoscreen and peripherals, under signs reading: “Obey—Buy!” At home, he has to sweep a faded pic of Uncle Walt off his sideboard to clear space for the new gear, which arrives in a blizzard of styrofoam peanuts. As fast as a Clampett and as silly as a classic Goofy, the cartoon includes his memorable “Wah-yoo-yah!” holler as he is launched into space.

How to Hook Up Your Home Theater even looked hand-drawn. If it’s on the Book of Secrets DVD, I’ll buy that disc.

Hell, I probably will anyhow. PS 7 January Thanks to Greg Thow for calling my attention to interview on the making of the Goofy short. PPS 8 January Thumbing through folders–real ones, made of manila–I find that use National Treasure as the model of a “four-quadrants” movie.

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