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  2. Sed festival - Wikipedia

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    The Sed festival (ḥb-sd, conventional pronunciation / sɛd /; also known as Heb Sed or Feast of the Tail) was an ancient Egyptian ceremony that celebrated the continued rule of a pharaoh. The name is taken from the name of an Egyptian wolf god, one of whose names was Wepwawet or Sed. [1] The less-formal feast name, the Feast of the Tail, is ...

  3. Opet Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Opet Festival (Ancient Egyptian: ḥb nfr n jpt, "beautiful festival of Opet") [citation needed] was an annual ancient Egyptian festival celebrated in Thebes (Luxor), especially in the New Kingdom and later periods, during the second month of the season of Akhet, the flooding of the Nile. The festival was celebrated to promote the Fertility ...

  4. Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut - Wikipedia

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    Mortuary temple of HatshepsutDjeser-Djeseru. The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut (Egyptian: Ḏsr-ḏsrw meaning "Holy of Holies") is a mortuary temple built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. [b] Located opposite the city of Luxor, it is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture.

  5. Min festival - Wikipedia

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    The Min festival was an ancient Egyptian ceremony that was held to celebrate the continued rule of a pharaoh. It dates back to Predynastic Egypt [1] and was still very popular during the 19th Dynasty reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II. The festival was connected with the worship of the king and was held in the last month of the summer.

  6. Beautiful Festival of the Valley - Wikipedia

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    The Beautiful Festival of the Valley (Egyptian: hb nfr n jnt; Arabic: عيد الوادي الجميل, romanized: Eid al-Wadi al-Jamil) was an ancient Egyptian festival, celebrated annually in Thebes (now Luxor), during the Middle Kingdom period and later. The sacred barques of the wind deity Amun-Re, his consort Mut and son Khensu left the ...

  7. Khopesh - Wikipedia

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    A typical khopesh is 50–60 cm (20–24 in) in length, though smaller examples also exist. The inside curve of the weapon could be used to trap an opponent's arm, or to pull an opponent's shield out of the way. These weapons changed from bronze to iron in the New Kingdom period. [3] The earliest known depiction of a khopesh is from the Stele ...

  8. Sham Ennessim - Wikipedia

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    The festival has been nationally celebrated by all the Egyptians since ancient times, [1] as it is considered a national festival in Egypt. Its history goes back to ancient Egyptian times, as it was related to the agricultural background of the ancient Egyptians, originating from Shemu. [1] Sham Ennessim is an official holiday in modern Egypt ...

  9. Mysteries of Osiris - Wikipedia

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    The Mysteries of the feet, also known as Osirism, [1] were religious festivities celebrated in ancient Egypt to commemorate the murder and regeneration of Osiris.The course of the ceremonies is attested by various written sources, but the most important document is the Ritual of the Mysteries of Osiris in the Month of Khoiak, a compilation of Middle Kingdom texts engraved during the Ptolemaic ...