Mummified Apis Bull

The Apis Bull is an aspect of the creator god Ptah in animal form, worshipped in the Memphis region. Characteristic white markings on its black coat demonstrate the presence of the god within the bull.
The Bull lived in splendid circumstances in Memphis's Great Temple of Ptah, where it served as an oracle and an object of worship for a maximum of twenty-two years. Upon the occasion of its death, it was mummified and interred in a ceremony of great pomp at the Saqqara cemetary just outside the city.
An exhaustive search for its successor than began; it often proved difficult to find a bull with appropriate markings to replace the dead one, requiring visits to cattle herds throughout the whole of Egypt. Once a new bull was chosen, it was installed in the Great Temple, accompanied by a lavish ceremony lasting seven days.
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