Memphis in Egypt

Memphis is an ancient Egyptian city near Mit Rahina south of present-day Cairo. ^[1]

An important capital from the Old Kingdom in the third millennium BCE, it was a center of PtahPtahPtah is an Egyptian god associated with Memphis, craftsmanship and creationGlossary · Click to read the explanation worship. It appears in discussion of the Shabaka StoneShabaka StoneA Memphite inscription from Shabaka’s reign, about 710 BCE, associating Ptah’s creation with heart and tongue; its ancient-copy claim does not independently date the wording.Glossary · Click to read the explanation and differs from modern Memphis in the United States.