In terms of its importance compared to the rest of the other cities of ancient Egypt, Memphis is listed as a World Heritage City, was and still ranks first, and was founded during the reign of King Mina. He is the First Family’s principal founder. The purpose of creating this city was to unify the state of Egypt’s upper and lower sides, to be subject to leadership and control,And to be a new national capital for Egypt at the same time, and it remained in this case until the end of the Kingdom.
One of the most intriguing archaeological sites and things to do in Cairo is Memphis. It was the ancient capital of Egypt, formerly known as ‘Inebu-hedge,’ the name that the Greeks could not pronounce, so they named it after the name of one of the city’s pyramids, The pyramid is known as Mn Nefer, which means beautiful and stable. Mn-Nefer was corrupted to be Memphis, so the Arabs could not say it, so they named the city Manf, and this name was eventually pronounced as Mit-Rahina by modern Egyptians, and that remains the current name where it used to be such a cosmopolitan city. It was formerly Lower Egypt’s first name at the time,It was founded by Pharaoh Menes and during the Old Kingdom was the capital of Egypt, Ts ruins are found near (Mit Rahina) town about 20 km south of Giza. It is in a strategic location at the mouth of the Nile Delta, which is why, throughout ancient Egyptian history, it remained an important city. A high density of warehouses that supplied food and goods in the ancient kingdom contained its main port. Workshops, warehouses, and you have to note that Memphis thrived as a regional hub for industry, faith, and trade during its golden age.
Ptah is considered the chief divinity of Memphis in a small archaeological area where Ptah’s temple was located, he was worshipped as the creator god, and Nefertum is his wife Sekhmet and their son.
There are several monumental sculptures displayed in Mit Rahina’s modern museum, the largest being the one portraying the destroyed and mutilated Ramses II Kings of Egypt, originally more than 13 metres high
During eight consecutive dynasties during the Old Kingdom, Memphis became the capital of Ancient Egypt for 1000 years. During the 6th dynasty, it reached its height of prominence as a centre for the worship of Ptah, the god of creation and artworks. The Temple of Ptah, protected by the alabaster sphinx, serves as a shrine to the former power and glory of the city.
The main focus of worship in the city was the Memphis triad, consisting of the god Ptah, his wife Sekhmet, and their son Nefertem.
With the rise of Thebes, Memphis declined during the 18th dynasty and it was revived during the rest of the New Kingdom and even under the Persians until being again neglected after the foundation of Alexandria. Alexandria proved to be the most significant Egyptian city throughout the Roman Empire. Egypt’s second city remained Memphis until the establishment of Fustat (or Fostat) in 641 CE. It has been largely abandoned lately and has become a source of stone for the nearby settlements. It still has an impressive collection of ruins in the twelfth century, but it soon became a little more than an expanse of low ruins and scattered stone.
Memphis believed he was under the guidance of the god Ptah, the artists’ patron. Hut-ka-Ptah, its majestic temple, was one of the most important buildings in the city at that time, and there is no doubt that today’s ruins of the former capital give scattered evidence of its history. They have been protected since 1979 as a World Heritage Site, along with the pyramid complex at Giza.
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