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146: Restoration III, Tut'ankhamun in Opet
Manage episode 297362009 series 1244951
Amun, Mut, Khonsu, and the King. Once a year, the city of Waset (Thebes / Luxor) hosted an enormous celebration. The Beautiful Festival of Opet honoured the great gods Amun-Ra, Mut, and Khonsu. The deities would emerge from their secret shrines, and ride in procession through the city and on the river. King Tut'ankhamun would lead these events, renewing the power of the gods and his right to rule...
This is a big episode, probably best consumed over several sittings. Enjoy!
Episode Details
- Date: c. 1336 BCE.
- Music by Keith Zizza.
- Music by Ancient Lyric.
- Music by Jeffrey Goodman.
- Sound interludes by Luke Chaos.
- Special voiceover work by vorob1003.
- Read the full publication of Tut’ankhamun’s Opet reliefs in The Epigraphic Survey, Reliefs and Inscriptions at Luxor Temple - Volume I: The Festival Procession of Opet in the Colonnade Hall (Chicago, 1994). PDF available free from the University of Chicago.
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Manage episode 297362009 series 1244951
Amun, Mut, Khonsu, and the King. Once a year, the city of Waset (Thebes / Luxor) hosted an enormous celebration. The Beautiful Festival of Opet honoured the great gods Amun-Ra, Mut, and Khonsu. The deities would emerge from their secret shrines, and ride in procession through the city and on the river. King Tut'ankhamun would lead these events, renewing the power of the gods and his right to rule...
This is a big episode, probably best consumed over several sittings. Enjoy!
Episode Details
- Date: c. 1336 BCE.
- Music by Keith Zizza.
- Music by Ancient Lyric.
- Music by Jeffrey Goodman.
- Sound interludes by Luke Chaos.
- Special voiceover work by vorob1003.
- Read the full publication of Tut’ankhamun’s Opet reliefs in The Epigraphic Survey, Reliefs and Inscriptions at Luxor Temple - Volume I: The Festival Procession of Opet in the Colonnade Hall (Chicago, 1994). PDF available free from the University of Chicago.
- See other shows from the Agora Podcast Network.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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