100: Amunhotep III's Grand Celebration (The Sed Festival)

Amunhotep III (Part 10): The Sed Festival, As Told by Kheruef Who Witnessed It. In regnal year 30, Amunhotep III celebrated the first of his sed-festivals. This was a spectacular event, with a number of rituals and performances celebrating the King's reign, and renewing his authority on earth. Some of these rites were truly arcane, hearkening back to the very earliest days of the Egyptian kingdom.

In this special episode, we explore the festival from beginning to end as it is recorded in the tomb of Kheruef, a royal official who witnessed the celebration...

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Select Bibliography:

C.J. Bleeker, Egyptian Festivals, 1968.

Epigraphic Survey, The Tomb of Kheruef: Theban Tomb 192, 1980 (Oriental Institute).

Eric Cline and David O’Connor, Amenhotep III: Perspectives on His Reign, 1998.

Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2014.

Henri Frankfort, Kingship and Ritual, 1978 (Oriental Institute).

Erik Hornung, Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: the One and the Many, 1996.

Arielle P. Kozloff, Amenhotep III: Egypt’s Radiant Pharaoh, 2012.

Arielle P. Kozloff and Betsy M. Bryan, Egypt’s Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World, 1992.

Donald B. Redford, Akhenaten: The Heretic King, 1984.

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