“Serapeum” in Saqqara . Located north west of the Step Pyramid at #Saqqara… A mysterious megalithic complex extending over 100 meters / 328.01 feet, which is accessed through two small side entrances.
It was a burial place of Apis bulls, which were incarnations of the deity Ptah. The Serapeum Of Saqqara Address: Serapeum, (Pyramid of Djoser Rd), Saqqara, Cairo, Egypt ; The Serapeum Of Saqqara Timing: 24-hrs ; Time required to visit The Serapeum Of Saqqara: 02:00 Hrs ; Try the best online travel planner to plan your travel itinerary! Massive sarcophagus of a deceased sacred Apis bull in the Serapeum at Saqqara. The one at Saqqara was more closely related to the Apris bulls, while the Alexandria Serapeum served as a cult center of Serapis. SERAPEUM DE SAQQARA por ENRIQUE DE VICENTE by Divulgadores del Misterio.

“Serapeum” in Saqqara . Literally buried and forgotten under the sands of time, Auguste Mariette discovered the Serapeum in 1850. In each of these 24 niches stands a granite container, each on with its own cover. Are … The core was formed of a 6 meter / 19.7 feet high dome arched corridor from which 12 niches extend on each side. Totally anepigraphic, they probably date from the renovation of the Serapeum undertaken by the kings of the Thirtieth Dynasty. The first Apis burial took place in the reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BC), and the practice continued until 30 BC.
15:32. The four other limestone animals discovered in Saqqara - three of which are in the Louvre - are extremely similar to those of Nectanebo. Teti cemetery: Before Teti built his pyramid at the southern extension of the row of Archaic Tombs, this part of Saqqara appears to have been virtually unexploited. Even now, no theory has been able to explain exactly how … Egypt on Thursday reopened the Serapeum of Saqqara, a vast underground necropolis south of Cairo dedicated to the bulls of Apis, after 11 years and complete renovation of … 6:19. Since then, a constant process of excavation, recovery and restoration has been taking place at Saqqara. Secrets of the Serapeum at Saqqara, Part 1 Today I'm going to take you to a site on the Giza Plateau, which is 6km from north to south and about 2km wide, that of Saqqara (29° 51' N, 31° 14' E, for those who want to look at the satellite views), southwest of Cairo, near ancient Memphis. It was believed that the bulls became immortal after death as Osiris Apis, a name shortened to Serapis in the Hellenic period. The Serapeum of Saqqara has been a continuous source of speculation and mystery since its re-discovery in 1850. With the exception of the Pyramid of Djoser, the entire site was buried in sand by the time French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette uncovered the Serapeum in the mid-19th century. The Serapeum of Saqqara by Jimmy Dunn. A mysterious megalithic complex extending over 100 meters / 328.01 feet, which is accessed through two small side entrances. The enormous granite and limestone coffins weighed up to 80 tonnes each.