NMC101H1 Lecture Notes - Amenhotep Iii, Opet Festival, Seti I
8 Jan 2014
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Back is shorter (primordial tomb) and the god lives here, front is bigger (growing creation) represents the horizon. Temple of royal ka (continued by tutankhamun, ay, and horemheb --> then several rulers of dyns. 19 and 20, into greco-roman period) (2) (main) temple of karnak. Single most important and largest temple in all of egypt (and single most powerful after the palace, possibly even exceeds the state) Creation is furthered more and more (with mut and montu precincts) Second --> s-n --> to mut precinct (hatsh) Once a year a major festival - opet festival - gods were carried in ships to luxor temple. To this day still an annual festival following same route. Settled in luxor, became patron saint of luxor. Karnak"s great hypostyle hall (center columns amenhotep iii; hall seti i): 104m x 52m x 24m high --> largest ever built. Shadowed by qurn -- a natural pyramid structure.
