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The History of Egypt Podcast

146: Restoration III, Tut'ankhamun in Opet

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

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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0:00.0

Why are you listening to his podcast when they're a puddle to be jumped in?

0:04.8

Come on, let's get outside and take on autumn.

0:09.4

All the need is a pair of wales in a pot of patty for loo.

0:13.8

It's made with calcium and put him in a d for immune support.

0:18.4

My mum says healthy mischief needs healthy bones.

0:23.0

And she knows best, most of the time.

0:27.2

Take on autumn with patty for loo.

0:34.4

Before we start the show, a couple of small announcements.

0:38.0

First, this episode references a series of images carved on a temple wall.

0:43.6

That temple has been fully documented and published by the epigraphic survey.

0:49.2

And you can read the publication for free.

0:52.0

The University of Chicago has made PDFs of their temple studies available online to all.

0:58.4

If you like, you could read this as we go.

1:01.6

The title of this book is reliefs and inscriptions at Luxor Temple, volume one,

1:07.6

the festival procession of opette in the colonnade hall.

1:11.6

End quote.

1:12.6

The book is massive with detailed drawings of the scenes and translations of the text.

1:18.6

If you want to follow along, I will occasionally reference the page numbers for certain scenes.

1:24.2

So if you would like to see opette in action, you can do so for free.

1:28.2

Follow the link in the episode description or search Luxor Temple volume one Chicago.

1:34.4

It should be the first result.

1:36.8

Secondly, this might be one of those episodes that is easier to consume in sections.

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