ba of a god was said to periodically leave the divine realm to dwell in the images of that god. by inhabiting these images, the gods left their concealed state and took on a physical form. to the Egyptians, a place or object that was ḏsr<unk>"sacred"<unk> was isolated and ritually pure, and thus fit for a god to inhabit. temple statues and reliefs, as well as particular sacred animals, the Apis bull, served as intermediaries in this way. in literature, gods may appear to humans in a physical form, but in real life the Egyptians were limited to more indirect means of communication. ba of a god was said to periodically leave the divine realm to dwell in the images of that god. by inhabiting these images, the gods left their concealed state and took on a physical form. to the Egyptians, a place or object that was ḏsr<unk>"sacred"<unk> was isolated and ritually pure, and thus fit for a god to inhabit. temple statues and reliefs, as well as particular sacred animals, the Apis bull, served as intermediaries.
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