Walls of the Sokar complex
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Sokar (in Greek, Sokaris) is a former god
of the smelters known since
the Old Empire. He became god of the necropolis memphite under different complex shapes (Ptah-Sokar, Osiris-Sokar...). In Thebes, his cult
became integrated in
the funeral rituals. His boat henou
was also the
subject of a
cult. He is often appeared like a man with a falcon head.
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Nefertum is represented in its chapel, but also in the angle of the east wall. He appears under the shape of the lotus
coming up from the Nun
and wearing the newborn sun. Nefertum also possesses the
full brutality of
the lion : although he assists the dead
on the path
of the eternity, it is a god who appears at the court
of Osiris and dreaded as such. He can be represented under different forms, accompanied by the lotus.
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