Festival of Sokar
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The Festival of Sokar was an ancient Egyptian religious celebration honoring the funerary god Sokar, marked by processions, rituals of renewal, and ceremonies associated with the necropolis and the afterlife.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian religious festival
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religious celebration ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Giza necropolis
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Memphite necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Saqqara NERFINISHED ⓘ afterlife ⓘ funerary god ⓘ necropolis ⓘ |
| calendarAssociation |
Egyptian civil calendar
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Egyptian lunar calendar ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| honoredDeity |
Seker
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Sokar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
funerary cult
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rebirth in the afterlife ⓘ royal mortuary ritual ⓘ tomb protection ⓘ |
| linkedCult | Ptah-Sokar-Osiris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedDeity |
Osiris
NERFINISHED
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Ptah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfCult |
Memphis
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Saqqara necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offeringType |
food offerings
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funerary goods ⓘ incense ⓘ libations ⓘ |
| participants |
Memphite priesthood
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local population ⓘ pharaoh ⓘ priests of Sokar ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
maintenance of cosmic order
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protection of the necropolis ⓘ renewal of the dead ⓘ |
| religiousSphere |
mortuary religion
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state cult ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
incantations for the dead
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offering rituals ⓘ procession of Sokar barque ⓘ rites of regeneration ⓘ |
| ritualType |
funerary ceremonies
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procession ⓘ rituals of renewal ⓘ |
| symbolism |
continuity of the necropolis
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regeneration of the body ⓘ renewal of kingship after death ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Kingdom Egypt
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New Kingdom Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedAt |
Memphis temple complex
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temples of Sokar ⓘ |
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