Opet Festival
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The Opet Festival was an ancient Egyptian religious celebration in Thebes during which statues of the gods, especially Amun, were paraded from Karnak to Luxor Temple to renew the king’s divine authority and the cosmic order.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Opet Festival canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian religious festival
ⓘ
processional festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Beautiful Feast of Opet ⓘ |
| associatedTemple |
Karnak Temple Complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Karnak Temple
Luxor Temple ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom Egypt
pharaonic kingship ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Luxor
ⓘ
surface form:
Luxor (ancient Thebes)
Waset ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Karnak Temple Complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Karnak
Luxor ⓘ |
| centeredIn | Amun cult of Thebes ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Nilotic civilization ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
reliefs at Karnak Temple
ⓘ
reliefs at Luxor Temple ⓘ |
| function |
legitimization of the reigning pharaoh
ⓘ
periodic renewal of royal ka ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
oracular consultations
ⓘ
public procession ⓘ royal ceremonies ⓘ temple rituals ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine kingship
ⓘ
renewal and rebirth ⓘ |
| involves |
feasting for the populace
ⓘ
music and dance ⓘ offerings to the gods ⓘ priestly participation ⓘ |
| language | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Amun
ⓘ
surface form:
Amun-Ra
Theban Triad ⓘ |
| location | Thebes ⓘ |
| mainDeity |
Amun
ⓘ
Khonsu ⓘ Mut ⓘ |
| processionFrom |
Karnak Temple Complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Karnak Temple
|
| processionTo | Luxor Temple ⓘ |
| purpose |
rejuvenation of Amun
ⓘ
renewal of cosmic order ⓘ renewal of the king’s divine authority ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| ritualObject |
barque shrine of Amun
ⓘ
cult statue of Amun ⓘ cult statue of Khonsu ⓘ cult statue of Mut ⓘ |
| route | processional way between Karnak and Luxor ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Period of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Period Egypt
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom period
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thebes (Egypt)