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The Religious Year (Part 2): Worshipping Osiris.
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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The Religious Year (Part 2): Worshipping Osiris.
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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Select 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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