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Ancient Egyptian Religion

General

Ancient Egyptian Religion

Very thorough site covering main gods and goddesses, ritual sites, history and philosophy of religion, mythology, the priesthood, roles of

women, temples, many aspects of daily life, and dates and types of festivals in AE. Good research, updates.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/index.html

Festivals

"Beautiful Feast of the Valley"

Good description of the festival in Thebes (Waset) during the New Kingdom which celebrated the reunion between the living, the dead, and the

deities who watched over them. Good references.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/FeastofValley.html

Abedjou (Abydos)-The Passion Plays of Wesir (Osiris)

Good descripton of passion plays, with history of plays and events occurring on each day of festival. Good references.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/APassionPlays.html

The Opet Festival at Thebes

Good description, history, of this important festival involving the Theban Triad. Photos, links. Good references.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/Opet.html

Opet Scene-Transliteration and Translation

Tentative translation of work in progress.

http://www.egyptology.com/extreme/opet/trans.html

A Scene From the Opet Temple At Karnak

Drawing, photo, discussion, links, scene representing Amun-re as Ba-bird over Osiris on funerary couch.

http://www.egyptology.com/extreme/opet/index.html

The Festival of the Beautiful Reunion and The Festival of Behdet

Good description of these two linked festivals at Edfu and Dendera. Photos, links, good references.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/BeautReun.html

The Ancient Egyptian Sed-FestivaL and the Exemption from Corvee

First page of 10 page article, 2000, in Journal of Near Eastern Studies, by Jose Galan. Complete article available through libraries.

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-2968%28200010%2959%3A4%3C255%3ATAESAT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6&size=LARGE&origin=JSTOR-enlargePage

The Festival of Sokar-"The Onions of Sokar"

Very good article by Catherine Graindgorge, worth reading.

http://www.osirisnet.net/docu/e_fete_sokar.htm

Mythology and gods

Gods and Nomes of Ancient Egypt

Maps and Chart with names and symbols of the nomes of Upper and Lower Egypt, the cities in each, and the chief gods worshipped in each one.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/Nomes.html

Egyptian Mythology

Glossary and articles about gods of Ancient Egypt.

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/africa/egyptian/articles.html

Animal Cults in Egyptian Religion

Summaries of papers from a 2002 workshop in Berlin. Quite interesting. Articles available as PDF.

http://www2.hu-berlin.de/nilus/net-publications/ibaes4/abstracts_e.html

Osiris: Sovereign of Eternity

Excellent article covering the origins of Osiris, the "two deaths", the Osiris festivals, names and temples of Osiris, and so on. Photos, diagrams,

excellent bibliography.

http://www.osirisnet.net/dieux/osiris/e_osiris.htm

Akenaten and the Religion of the Aten

Excellent, lengthy article discussing the Amarna Period, its' history, religious roots, progression, theology, the problems of the worship of the

Aten for the people of Egypt and its' consequences. Very thoughtful and well done. Excellent links, good bibliography at the end. Lots of

excellent photos and maps. Excellent resource.

http://www.osirisnet.net/docu/akhenat/e_akhen1.htm

Good article about Re, his representations, myths, associations with the royal family. Photos. links.

http://www.osirisnet.net/dieux/re/e_re.htm

Ma'at

Good article about this goddess and the concepts associated with her throughout Egyptian history and how they changed. Good bibliography,

some links.

http://www.osirisnet.net/dieux/maat/e_maat.htm

Priesthood

Religion in Ancient Egypt: Ma'at and Divine Kingship

Good article on the basis for religion, position of man and gods, the king as god, and the duties of the king. Good references.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/Religion1.html

Religion in Ancient Egypt: Ma'at and The Eternal Return

Good article, circular nature of Egyptian religion, the cycle of Ra. Good references.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/Religion2.html

Religion in Ancient Egypt: The Priesthood 1: Purity, Regulations, etc.

General information on priesthood, appointment to office, working time and payment, purity, clothing, food restrictions. Good references.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/Religion3.html

Religion in Ancient Egypt: The Priesthood II: Priesthood Functions

Functions of priests, Servant of God, Lector Priest, High Priest, Wa'eb Priest, Scribe. Good references.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/Religion4.html

Priestesses

Article covers Old Kingdom through Ptolemaic Period, function of women in the service of the gods. Good references.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/Femalepriests.html

God's Wife of Amun

Excellent article covering origin of title, function, dress, rituals, use of the title, chapel-tombs, Priestesses from Tanis. Excellent references.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/GodsWife.html

Rituals

Animal Mummification

Very good BBC online article coverin the hows and whys of animal mummification.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/hub/A641378

The Egyptian Ways of Death

A paper by Lynn Meskell for the American Anthropological Association. Very good.

http://www.anthrosource.net/doi/abs/10.1525/ap3a.2001.10.1.27?cookieSet=1&journalCode=ap3a

The Mysterious Muu and the Dance They Do

Greg Reeder's KMT article about these enegmatic funerary dancers and his speculations on their functions and dances. Line drawings from

several tombs, good quotations from inscriptions.

http://www.egyptology.com/reeder/muu/

Temples

Egyptian Temples, Part I: Divine Kingship

Introduction to function of temples, discusses Ma'at, the Eternal Return (of Ra), and the King in relationship to temples. Good references.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/temples1.html

Egyptian Temples, Part II: Servants of God

Continues discussion of function of temples, covering Pharaoh, the High Priest, duties, Part-time occupation, Regulations and Purity, and

Female Chantresses. Good references.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/temples2.html

Egyptian Temples, Part III: Home of God

Covers the Foundation, Consecration and Symbolism of the cult temple. Good References.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/temples3.html

Egyptian Temples, Part IV: The Temple Structure

Discussion of the physical nature of the cult temple. Includes Model of the Universe, Outer Court, Inner Court, Hypostyle Halls, Sanctum, Naos,

and Purifying Lake. Good references.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/temples4.html

Egyptian Temples, Part V: Rituals, Celebrating the God

Covers Daily Rituals and Festival Days, good references.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/temples5.html

Egyptian Temples, Part VI: The House of Life

Discusses the temple as a learning center. Covers Library, Archive, Administrative Center, Education, Teaching, Other Disciplines, House of

Life, Center of Teaching. Good references.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/temples6.html