Serapeum

[ ser-uh-pee-uh m ]

/ ˌsɛr əˈpi əm /

a place, as a burial site, building, or group of buildings, dedicated to Serapis.

Origin of Serapeum

1835–45; < Late Latin Serāpēum < Greek Serāpeîon

The first object of interest is the Serapeum, or Apis Mausoleum.

Reminiscences of Travel in Australia, America, and Egypt |Richard Tangye
The brother and sister met the slave Argutis outside the Serapeum.

A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete |Georg Ebers
There are sixty-four vaults in the part of the Serapeum we visited, and twenty-four of them contain the granite sarcophagi.

The Ship Dwellers |Albert Bigelow Paine
A mile south was Serapeum, another post on the east bank, with trenches on the western bank and a camp.

Australia in Arms |Phillip F.E. Schuler

Seven trumpet-blasts from the terrace of the Serapeum would give the signal for the attack to begin.

A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete |Georg Ebers