Coronation rituals in the Kingdom of Kush

Document Type : Academic scientific reviews of any other material related to the main domains of this Journal.

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Faculty of Arts Aswan University

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This research includes a collection of elements that represent the coronation of the kings in the Kush kingdom during their visit to four main temples, starting with the Temple of God Amun Ra in Jebel Al-Barkal, then the Temple of God Amun Ra in Jamatun (Al Kuwa) and later to the Temple of Bombas on the island of Arqo, and finally to the Temple of God Amun Ra in the Sanam Abu Dom temple.

, And the scenes that represent crowning and inscriptions on the walls of various temples from Nabata to Marwi ،which begins with the king leaving the palace, as well as the scenes of the king's purification during the long coronation journey in the important religious centers in the north of the Kingdom, and the main goals of obtaining the pleasure and approval of God, and it is worth mentioning that the royal mother has a large role in the process of coronation for what came in the texts of the royal steles , as it was used for the coronation of the sons and for happiness, and the wife was also distant in the coronation when she performed the ritual of pouring water and the blessing of prayers, and found that the role of the mother .

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