. A guide to the third and fourth Egyptian rooms : predynastic antiquites, mummied birds and animals, portrait statues, figures of gods, tools, implements and weapons, scarabs, amulets, jewellery, and other objects connected with the funeral rites of the ancient Egyptians . Menthu-Ra. PTAH-SEKER, PTAI [-TANEN. IM , the dead Sun-god. Seker was a god of night, andrepresented the inert power of the darkness ; he is some-times depicted in mummy form, and holds the symbols ofthe power of Osiris. Ptah-Seker-Asar is represented in the form of a pygmywith a large bald bead, and thick limbs ; in po
. A guide to the third and fourth Egyptian rooms : predynastic antiquites, mummied birds and animals, portrait statues, figures of gods, tools, implements and weapons, scarabs, amulets, jewellery, and other objects connected with the funeral rites of the ancient Egyptians . Menthu-Ra. PTAH-SEKER, PTAI [-TANEN. IM , the dead Sun-god. Seker was a god of night, andrepresented the inert power of the darkness ; he is some-times depicted in mummy form, and holds the symbols ofthe power of Osiris. Ptah-Seker-Asar is represented in the form of a pygmywith a large bald bead, and thick limbs ; in porcelainfigures he has a beetle on the top of his head. He com-bined in himself the powers of Amsu, Khepera, and Osiris,. Pluh. Seker. and as such became the type of re-creation, new births,and the resurrection. Ptah-Tanen represented one of the great creative lorcesof the world, and assisted in the creation of the cosmic egg,out of which sprang the world. Tanen w as originally the godof living but inert matter, but merged into Ptah he becamean active principle of all life, and the grandfather of thegods. He is depicted in human form, with the horns,plumes, and disk of Tanen and the symbols of Osiris. K 2 THIRD EGYPTIAN ROOM W \ CASES [31,132.
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