Supplication and submission before the royal authority in the Ramesside era

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كليه الاداب قسم التاريخ

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The research deals with the study of supplication and submission to the gods in ancient Egypt. Egyptian society was an innately religious society, and throughout history we do not find a factor more influential on the thought of ancient Egyptian man than the factor of religion, as he believed in religion and the gods, along with resurrection and immortality, and as a result of this he devoted his entire life to preparing for his eternal life, where He begged and submitted to the gods, offered sacrifices, and prayed to the gods. Supplication and submission were one of the means used in prayer and getting close to God, considering Him responsible for life and self-determination. The supplicant was used to get close to God through verbal expressions and physical gestures such as bowing, prostrating, kneeling, kissing the ground, raising the hands, etc. The two were often used together. There are some rituals, offering offerings and sacrifice, and standing as being responsible for life and self-determination. In prayer and getting closer to God, the supplicant used verbal expressions, or physical gestures, whether raising hands, bowing, kneeling, or complete prostration, etc. There are some connections between the rituals that are presented before God. Celebrations are an expression of their submission to the gods to meet their needs, which is what appeared through worldly and funerary texts and scenes, which are carried out by kings and individuals.

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