In a review for AllMusic, Stacia Proefrock called Ptah, the El Daoud "a truly great album", writing: "listeners who surrender themselves to it emerge on the other side of its 46 minutes transformed.

"[8] In a retrospective review for the album's fiftieth anniversary, Morgan Enos called it "otherworldly yet drenched in the blues", and stated that it "contains abundant hypnotic power and emotional import".

[2] His article also contained tributes from a number of musicians, including ESP-Disk manager and producer Steve Holtje, who noted: "I have a certain fondness of placing this album in the lineage of DIY recording...

[2] Regarding the fact that the album was recorded during a period of grief following the death of John Coltrane, pianist Cat Toren noted: "She had four young kids, and she had lost the love of her life.

"[2] The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album three out of four stars, writing: "Ptah is the highest avatar of God in Egyptian religion, and the title-piece is a rippling essay in transcendence, the paired horns coming from quite different directions... Their doubling on alto flute on 'Blue Nile' is magnificent, a perfect complement to piano and harp.