The Bucheum was the ancient Egyptian burial place for sacred bulls of the Buchis cult at Hermonthis.

[5] The Bucheum was in use for approximately 650 years, until at least the reign of emperor Diocletian (c. 300 AD), far outlasting its Memphite counterpart.

[6] Many of the burial chambers were equipped with sarcophagi, which were either monolithic boxes with a trapezoidal lid, like those at the Serapeum, or polylithic.

[7] Multiple Buchis mummies survived in situ, albeit heavily damaged from flooding, looting and collapsed ceilings.

[8][9] The mother-cows of the Buchis were buried at the nearby Baqaria, which is analogous to the Iseum of Saqqara where the mothers of the Apis bulls were put to rest.