Buchis was the living ba of the war god Montu at Hermonthis, a white bull with a black face selected for his fierce temperament and housed in the Bucheum until death, when he was mummified and entombed with royal honors.
The Bucheum stelae describe Buchis as a solar manifestation of Ra, his coat said to change color every hour as the sun moved across the sky, reflecting the god's daily journey from dawn to dusk.
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