"Ptah" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Egyptian ptḥ. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|egy|ptḥ}} Egyptian ptḥ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ptah
  1. (Egyptian mythology) A god of creativity and craftsmen, sometimes also identified with the gods of death and the birth of the sun. Wikipedia link: Ptah Tags: Egyptian Categories (topical): Egyptian deities Translations (Egyptian god of creativity): بتاح [masculine] (Arabic), ⲡⲑⲁϩ (pthah) [Bohairic, masculine] (Coptic), ⲡⲧⲁϩ (ptah) [Sahidic, masculine] (Coptic), Ptah [masculine] (Czech), p:t-H-A40 (ptḥ) (Egyptian), Ptah [masculine] (German), Ptah [masculine] (Polish)
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