Sed festival
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The Sed festival was an ancient Egyptian royal jubilee ceremony held to renew and reaffirm a pharaoh’s divine kingship and vitality, often celebrated after thirty years of rule.
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian royal jubilee
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religious festival ⓘ state ritual ⓘ |
| associatedWithClass | Egyptian kingship ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
cosmic order (maat)
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divine kingship ⓘ political stability ⓘ royal rejuvenation ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Amun
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Horus NERFINISHED ⓘ Osiris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | pharaoh ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
inscriptions in pyramid complexes
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reliefs at Abydos ⓘ reliefs at Karnak ⓘ reliefs at Luxor Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ reliefs at Saqqara ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sed-jubilee
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heb sed festival NERFINISHED ⓘ heb-sed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIconographicElement |
Sed-festival pavilion
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double throne ⓘ king running between boundary markers ⓘ king wearing Double Crown ⓘ king wearing Red Crown of Lower Egypt ⓘ king wearing White Crown of Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| hasLocationType |
royal palace complex
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temple precinct ⓘ |
| hasMainPurpose |
confirmation of divine legitimacy of the king
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reaffirmation of royal vitality ⓘ renewal of pharaoh’s kingship ⓘ |
| hasNotableCelebrant |
Akhenaten
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Amenhotep III NERFINISHED ⓘ Djoser NERFINISHED ⓘ Hatshepsut NERFINISHED ⓘ Pepi II NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualElement |
offering ceremonies
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presentation of crowns ⓘ processions ⓘ renewal of royal regalia ⓘ ritual races ⓘ sacrifices and offerings to gods ⓘ symbolic enthronement ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning |
maintenance of cosmic and social order
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re-creation of the original coronation ⓘ renewal of the king’s physical strength ⓘ renewal of the king’s right to rule ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| mayRecurAfter | every 3 years following the first jubilee ⓘ |
| namedAfter | god Sed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedDuringPeriod |
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
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Late Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| typicalFirstOccurrenceAfter | 30 years of reign ⓘ |
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