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The Serapeum was the tomb of sacred bulls, associated with the cult of the god Apis. The bulls were chosen from the herd and sacrificed, thereby being deified. The mummification ceremony lasted 70 days, after which time the mummies of the bulls were placed in underground tombs. The sarcophagi of 24 Apis bulls were found by archaeologist Auguste Mariette in 1850, in the deep galleries of the Serapeum at Saqqara.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide413 m - Saqqara
- The Green Guide521 m - Saqqara
- The Green Guide920 m - Saqqara
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Where to sleepnearby
- From $14Sakkara Inn1.68 Km - Sakkara Desert Road 20, Abu Sir, Cairo
- From $15Seror Guest House2.33 Km - Abu Sir, Al Badrashin, Giza, Cairo
- From $36Charming sunset,Panoramic Nile view & pyramid view9.6 Km - Nile Corniche, Maadi Al Ash Sharqeyah, front of New Cairo Raw Water Intake, Cairo
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