The actions of the Egyptian gods were controlled by the principles of Maat which created and totally sustained every part of nature and all living things. Their force and influence came from their power in utilizing Heka also known as magic that was used to form the entire world and even the...
Ancient Egyptian festivals centred on procession by land and river, and were celebrated on particular days or series of days in the official year. The official year (365 days) was just short of the solar year (the time the earth takes to go around the sun, 365 1/4 days); as a result...
The temple was dedicated to the three Egyptian gods Amun, Mut, and Chons. The temple was the center of the festival of Opet, Thebes’ most important festival. During the annual festival the statues of the three Gods were escorted from the temple of Amun in Karnak to the temple of Luxor...
Egyptian history, it is speculated that some 170 or more rulers reigned over the great land of Egypt during a three thousand year time span. The throne of Egypt was primarily intended to be succeeded from father to son, however in many cases this line of kingship was interrupted by murder,...
The Feast of Wagy was a festival of the dead. It took place at the beginning of the Egyptian new year and honoredOsiris. Ancient Egyptians often honored the dead with offerings of food, drink, and prayer during the festival. The Feast of Sokar honored Sokar, the falcon deity. This plantin...
The names Amun and Amaunet appear in the Old Egyptian Pyramid Texts. The name Amun (written mn) means “the hidden one” or “invisible.” When the First Intermediate Period ended, during the 11th Dynasty, Amun rose to the position of tutelary deity of Thebes. Mut was his wife as the...
The ancient Egyptian festival calendar The Opening of the Year (New Year’s Day) Month 1, day 1 (19 July) The Egyptian New Year began with the start of the annual Nile flood, which brought water to the desert landscape and allowed crops to grow. ...
THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN -FESTIVAL AND THE EXEMPTION FROM CORVÉE.Amenhotep III's first -festival (ca. 1370 B.C.) is mentioned in a large number of dockets from Malqata as well as in the tombs of Kheruef and Khaemhet, the funerary temple of Amenhotep son of Hapu, the temple of ...
Nefertiti is one of the most fascinating Egyptian rulers in history. She was a queen, but also a priestess - and might have even been a pharaoh. She and her husband, Amenhotep IV (AKA Akhenaten), tossed out the old gods and set up the sun as god in the form of Aten. This didn’...
English and Egyptian forms of the divine names Appendix II Concordance Footnotes and annotated listing of where original Egyptian texts in this book can be found Appendix III Kemetic Orthodox Festival Calendar Basic listing of months and holidays in the ancient Egyptian festival year ...