Statue Of God "Jahuti"
- Statue of the god "Jahuti" was in the form of a baboon, It is considered to be one of the most sacred animals in ancient Egypt religion, because every morning, they cries at sunrise, which considered by the ancient Egyptian to be as a salute to the god Ra, the sun god, and It represents the god of wisdom, and magic.
Statue Of God Bes
Statue of the God Bes which made from hard limestone, it represents the god of humour, and fun, they formed him as a small dwarf, with wide eyes, smiling, sticking his tongue out of his mouth, It had been combined between the form of a human, and a monkey in it, They were keen to put statues of him in Pharaonic weddings, to provoke laughter and fun in Attendees, he was holding Tambourine to drive away evil spirits, the Egyptians implemented the statue, after the Pharaonic state's incursion into the middle of Africa, as dwarfs spread in that region with these characteristics.
Memphis (outdoor) Museum
A granite Statue Of King Ramses II
- A granite Statue Of King Ramses II was found by farmer, by chance in (1840).
- The king here wearing the blue crown, which called (KHEPRESH), it is one of the crowns famous in wars, as the king wears it in military ceremonies, there are two pillars on both sides of the statue, one of them is for the god Ptah and the other for the god Jahoti, the god of wisdom.
- The name of king Ramses II was Written on the statue by mistake, but the artistic features of the statue proved that King Thutmose IV who ruled Egypt before King Ramses II about 150 years, was the real owner of this statue, The statues makers resorted to taking some statues of previous kings, and writing on them the name of King Ramses II, where he was always asked them, to do a lot of statues in a short period, so they were restoring other statues belonged to previous kings, as they were fear of his cruelty.
In the museum garden there is stone base that the king used to climb on during ceremonies to deliver speeches (It was used as stage).
A Tablet belonged to King Ephres
A tablet belonged to king Ephres date back to the 26 dynasty, it was made from sandstone written on it giveaways that king gave it to the priests of Memphis, beside to that, he was pardoned the priests of Memphis from pay taxes.
Column crown of the goddess Hathor, which was a symbol of the motherhood to the ancient Egyptians
Sphinx
The Sphinx is made of alabaster, a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head, and it is considered the second largest statue of the Sphinx, after the most famous statue in the Giza plateau, about 5,000 sphinxes were found in Egypt, as for this statue, another identical statue was found with it, It has the same shape, but it was transferred to the University of Pennsylvania Museum, it is about eight meters long.
Statue of the triad of Memphis
Statue of triad of Memphis representing Ptah, the god of artists and craftsmen, he was represented as a man in mummy form, his wife was a goddess Sekhmet with the body of woman and the head of lioness, she was a goddess of war and destruction, It was characterized by power, ferocity, lethal ability, and ancient Egyptians were venerated her, to prevent her evil, their son god Nefertem, who was the god of beauty, the three Gods were centred of worship was in Memphis, in this triad statue, the king Ramses II replaced the god Nefertem with himself, as the inscriptions behind the statue clear up that.
In the museum garden there is an unfinished statue, although it has not been completed, it has high value because through it was identified how the artist carved statues in ancient Egypt.
Ramses II's mural for Heb-Sed Feast
These Feast considered to be one of the oldest feasts of ancient Egypt, it was celebrated by the king after (30 years) of rule, as he had to wrestle with bull to proof his rejuvenation, and vitality, the king appears twice during this mural, once wearing the red crown, and presenting perfumes, to the god Ptah, and on the opposite side, he was wearing the white crown, and presenting the badges of judgment, to the god Ptah.
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