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    The Beautiful Festival of Opet was celebrated annually in Thebes. Occurring at the time of Inundation in the season of Akhet, which would mean August-September in modern days. It was celebrated each year and lasted from 11 to 27 days. During the festival divine kingship was reborn and the the king's position as pharaoh reaffirmed. On a cosmic level, the festival "secured the regeneration of the Creator, Amun of Luxor, the rebirth of Amun-Re of Karnak, and the recreation of the cosmos." Lanny Bell, The New Kingdom Divine Temple: The Example of Luxor ...
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    Author: * Mirjam Nebet - 12 Posts on this thread out of 1,727 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Aug 29, 2006 - 06:39

    I´m getting seriously worried about the Opet here. Nil and I can only do so much on our own. Where are all you gus who volunteered when we first began to talk abuot it?


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