Beautiful Feast of Opet
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The Beautiful Feast of Opet was an ancient Egyptian religious festival in Thebes that celebrated the rejuvenation of the pharaoh and the god Amun through ceremonial processions between Karnak and Luxor temples.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beautiful Feast of Opet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8489297 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beautiful Feast of Opet Context triple: [Opet Festival, alsoKnownAs, Beautiful Feast of Opet]
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A.
Procession of Sokar at Memphis
The Procession of Sokar at Memphis was an important ancient Egyptian religious festival in which the funerary god Sokar was ceremonially carried in a sacred barque around Memphis to renew and protect the city and its necropolis.
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B.
Amenmesse
Amenmesse was a disputed pharaoh of Egypt’s Nineteenth Dynasty whose brief and possibly usurped reign is known for its political instability and conflicts over succession.
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C.
Lady of Sais
Lady of Sais is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Neith, highlighting her role as the principal deity and protectress of the city of Sais in the Nile Delta.
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D.
Lord of Faiyum
Lord of Faiyum is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian crocodile god Sobek, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the Faiyum region and its fertile waters.
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E.
Two Lands of Egypt
The Two Lands of Egypt refers to the ancient political and symbolic union of Upper and Lower Egypt, often represented in royal titles and iconography as a single, unified kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beautiful Feast of Opet Target entity description: The Beautiful Feast of Opet was an ancient Egyptian religious festival in Thebes that celebrated the rejuvenation of the pharaoh and the god Amun through ceremonial processions between Karnak and Luxor temples.
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A.
Procession of Sokar at Memphis
The Procession of Sokar at Memphis was an important ancient Egyptian religious festival in which the funerary god Sokar was ceremonially carried in a sacred barque around Memphis to renew and protect the city and its necropolis.
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B.
Amenmesse
Amenmesse was a disputed pharaoh of Egypt’s Nineteenth Dynasty whose brief and possibly usurped reign is known for its political instability and conflicts over succession.
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C.
Lady of Sais
Lady of Sais is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Neith, highlighting her role as the principal deity and protectress of the city of Sais in the Nile Delta.
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D.
Lord of Faiyum
Lord of Faiyum is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian crocodile god Sobek, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the Faiyum region and its fertile waters.
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E.
Two Lands of Egypt
The Two Lands of Egypt refers to the ancient political and symbolic union of Upper and Lower Egypt, often represented in royal titles and iconography as a single, unified kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Theban festival
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ancient Egyptian religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Beautiful Feast of Opet in Thebes
NERFINISHED
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Opet Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateStartMonth | second month of Akhet ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
18th Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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19th Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ 20th Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTemple |
Karnak Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luxor Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOnGod |
Amun of Karnak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amun-Re NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalFunction |
integration of Amun priesthood and royal power
ⓘ
public celebration for Theban population ⓘ |
| duration |
about 11 days in early New Kingdom
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extended up to about 27 days in later periods ⓘ |
| featuredObject |
barque shrine of Amun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
barque shrine of Khonsu NERFINISHED ⓘ barque shrine of Mut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicSource |
Opet Festival reliefs at Luxor Temple
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Opet Festival scenes at Karnak Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
rejuvenation of Amun
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rejuvenation of the pharaoh ⓘ renewal of kingship ⓘ union of Amun and the king ⓘ |
| languageOfName | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
Theban triad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
divine birth of the king ⓘ |
| mainDeity |
Amun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khonsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Mut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorDevelopmentUnder |
Amenhotep III
NERFINISHED
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Hatshepsut NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ Thutmose III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernLocation | Luxor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originPeriod | New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
affirmation of divine kingship
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legitimization of the reigning pharaoh ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| processionRoute | from Karnak Temple to Luxor Temple ⓘ |
| processionType |
land procession
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river procession on the Nile ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualActivity |
oracular consultation of Amun
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performing sacred drama ⓘ presentation of offerings ⓘ recitation of hymns ⓘ renewal of royal coronation symbolism ⓘ |
| season | Akhet (inundation season) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Beautiful Feast of Opet Description of subject: The Beautiful Feast of Opet was an ancient Egyptian religious festival in Thebes that celebrated the rejuvenation of the pharaoh and the god Amun through ceremonial processions between Karnak and Luxor temples.
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