ϩⲁⲡⲓ

Coptic

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

Alternative forms

ϩⲁⲡⲉ (hape) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Egyptian ḥp.

Proper noun

ⲡϨⲁⲡⲓ • (pHapi) m

(Bohairic) the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum).

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