The cover art of this album depicts a statue of the god of fertility "Min", being erected by Egyptian slaves.

Throughout June and July, Nuclear Blast Records held a special contest to allow several fans to be able to listen to Ithyphallic.

All lyrics are written by Karl SandersPapyrus Containing the Spell to Preserve its Possessor Against Attacks from He Who is in the Water is Nile's second single, originally released only as a music download through Nuclear Blast's website.

It contains the title-track, a rehearsal of "Laying Fire Upon Apep", and a video featuring a drum session from Ithyphallic.

[6] In April 2008, Night of the Vinyl Dead Records announced the release of what they call as "the first-ever brutal death metal-shaped picture disc".