Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka is the only release besides Ithyphallic to not include Karl Sanders's liner notes explaining each song.

The orchestral intro on "Ramses Bringer of War" is strongly inspired by Gustav Holst's Mars movement from The Planets, written between 1914 and 1916.

[1] Matt Kantor for AllMusic called the album "a stand-out death metal release, expanding the genre's scope but staying true to its extreme, blood soaked roots.

"[2] Invisible Oranges called the album "Nile's breakthrough moment, leaving behind all traces of thrash" while climbing "the death metal ladder with speed and dexterity.

"[4] In a retrospective of the album, Tom G. Wolf of Astral Noize "marked the start of an impressive career for the band" and it "still remains an essential listen.