Which sacred animal mummified in subterranean galleries at Saqqara was worshipped as the living manifestation of the creator-god Ptah at Memphis?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Apis Bull
- Step 1: The Apis Bull (Hapi-ankh) was recognized by distinctive physical markings (a white triangle on the forehead and a scarab mark under the tongue) as the living herald of Ptah.
- Step 2: Upon its death, the bull was mummified with full pharaonic funerary honors and interred in a colossal granite sarcophagus in the Serapeum at Saqqara.
Answer
Apis Bull.
Why not the others: 'Benu Heron' was associated with the solar cult at Heliopolis; 'Anubis Jackal' was a canine deity associated with necropolises; 'Sobek Crocodile' was worshipped at the Faiyum and Kom Ombo.
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