Egyptian Gods
Ptah
Role: God of architects and artisans, also known as a god of the creation of the earth
Appearance: A green-skinned mummiform man, wearing a skull cap and holding a combination djed and was scepter.
Center of worship: Memphis
Relations with other gods: husband of Sekhmet, father of Nefertem
Ptah was a great creator god who merely had to speak the names of things and they would exist. Ptah was credited with the creation of many things:
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the boats for the souls of the dead to use in the afterlife
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the framework of the universe
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the roof of the sky and the supports that held it up
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the gods, humans, and the world
The room farthest in the back of a temple is called the sanctuary. In the sanctuary of a typical temple stands a statue of the god or goddess to whom the temple is dedicated. In the sanctuary of Ramses II's temple at Abu Simbel there are four statues: Ptah, Amun, Ramses himself, and Re-Horakhty.
