Serapeum of Saqqara
The Serapeum of Saqqara was the ancient Egyptian burial place for sacred bulls of the Apis cult at Memphis. It was believed that the bulls were incarnations of the god Ptah, which would become immortal after death as Osiris-Apis, a name which evolved to Serapis in the Hellenistic period, and Userhapi in Coptic.
Neithsabes, Public domain.- Archaeological site
- Description: Burial place of Apis bulls in Saqqara
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abusir and Tombs of 3rd Dynasty.
Tombs of 3rd Dynasty
The Third Dynasty of ancient Egypt is the first dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Tombs of 3rd Dynasty is situated 370 metres east of Serapeum of Saqqara.
Pyramid of Djoser
The Pyramid of Djoser, sometimes called the Step… Pyramid of Djoser is situated 1 km southeast of Serapeum of Saqqara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saqqara and Mit Rahinah.
Mit Rahinah
Mit Rahinah is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Serapeum of Saqqara.
Al-Hawamidyah
Town
El Hawamdeya is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. Al-Hawamidyah is situated 6 km east of Serapeum of Saqqara.
Serapeum of Saqqara
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Latitude
29.87602° or 29° 52′ 34″ north
Longitude
31.20959° or 31° 12′ 35″ east
Open location code
7GXHV6G5+CR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Serapeum of Saqqara” goes by many names.
سرابيومArabic
سرابيوم (سقارة)Arabic
Sakkarako serapeumaBasque
Saqqarako SerapeumaBasque
Serapeu de SaqqaraCatalan
SerapeumDutch
Serapeum (Memphis)Dutch
Serapeum van SaqqaraDutch
Σεραπείο της ΣακκάραGreek
סרפאום של סקארהHebrew
SzerafeumHungarian
Serapeo di MenfiItalian
Serapeo di SaqqaraItalian
Serapeum de SaqqaraOccitan (post 1500)
Serapeum w SakkarzePolish
СерапеумRussian
Серапеум в СаккареRussian
Sakarski serapejSlovenian
சக்காராவின் செராபியம்Tamil
Sakkara SerapeumuTurkish
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