ϩⲁⲡⲉ

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Coptic

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The Apis bull (Apis, Taureau Consacré a la Lune), N372.2, Brooklyn Museum

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Egyptian
HHp
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(ḥp, Apis).

Proper noun

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ⲡϨⲁⲡⲉ (pHapem

  1. (Sahidic, Egyptian mythology) the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum).