The Religious Year (2/12).

In the month of Pa-Opet (“Phaophi”) the Egyptians continued their long re-enactment of the myth of Osiris. They also celebrated a huge festival in honour of the Pharaoh. And they mummifed a bunch of rams, for some reason…

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Bibliography

  • John Darnell, “Opet Festival,” UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology, 2010 (Online)
  • Richard Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, 2003.
  • Anthony Spalinger, “The Limitations of Formal Ancient Egyptian Religion,” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 1998 (JSTOR)
  • UCL Website – Festival Dates of Ancient Egypt (Online)
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