This god absorbed many of the aspects of the older Sokar and Tatenen, and he was often depicted carrying a staff that combined the was, the djed, and the ankh.
The viceroy Setau built a temple dedicated to this god called Gerf Hussein that is now located at New Kalabsha. This god absorbed many of the aspects of the older Sokar and Tatenen, and he was often depicted carrying a staff that combined the was, the djed, and the ankh. In a temple of this god, Shabaka supposedly discovered a papyrus that described how this god gave (*) names to all things. Ramses II's successor was named in part for this god, who was said to be the father of Imhotep and who was the earliest deity heralded by the Apis bull. He was worshipped as part of a triad with his son Nefertum and his wife Sekhmet. For 10 points, name this Egyptian god of craftsmen, the chief god of Memphis.
The viceroy Setau built a temple dedicated to this god called Gerf Hussein that is now located at New Kalabsha.
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