The iconic prize was designed almost a century ago by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons, and bears a striking resemblance to ancient depictions of Ptah, the Egyptian god of artists and craftsmen.

The Shabaka Stone is a granite slab from the 25th Egyptian Dynasty, housed in the British Museum, containing the Memphite theology that regarded Ptah as the supreme god and creator. Ptah was the ...

Archaeologists in Luxor discovered the cache in 2014, while excavating a temple dedicated to Egyptian creator god Ptah. Ptah's temple is situated in the precinct of Amun-Re, ...

More than 2,000 years ago, ancient Egyptian priests buried a sacred statue of Ptah, the god of craftsmen and sculptors. During its "lifetime," Ptah's statue was likely well cared for, with priests ...

Ancient Egyptian Gods Gallery. By Barbara Waterson Last updated 2011-02-17. Ptah. ... at Memphis, and as Ptah-Sokar became a god of the dead. The Greeks equated him with Hephaestus, god of ...

Merit Ptah, “The First Woman Physician”: Crafting of a Feminist History with an Ancient Egyptian Setting. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences , 2020; 75 (1): 83 DOI: 10.1093 ...

Archeologists at Saqqara discovered the pink granite sarcophagus of Ptah-im-wea, high-ranking official and treasurer of Ramses II, in Egypt. Photo from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and ...