In the world of the ancient Egyptians, the universe was made up of two opposing forces – fertility and aridity, life and death, order and chaos – whose balance was held by the goddess Maat and the construction of colossal temples dedicated to the gods. Learn more with Cairo Top Tours!!
The Egyptian priests, “servants of the god or goddess”, responsible for the daily rites that regulated the activities of the universe. The king, although he was the intermediary between the mortal and divine spheres, delegated his duties to the high priest of the temple. He was responsible for the most important temple rituals, such as the worship of the god inside the sanctuary.
The funerary temples
In addition to the “cult” rooms, each king had a funerary temple built so that, after his death, offerings could be brought for his soul. Originally, in the old kingdom and the middle kingdom, temples were united with royal tombs, but around 1500 BC they became vast and elaborate complexes built separately from the tombs, which were instead hidden in isolated deserted valleys. The great temples on the West Bank of the Nile in Luxor or the Mortuary Temple of Ramses II in Thebes are fine examples of the New Kingdom funerary temples.
The magnificent temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri has one of the most original forms among the funerary temples found.
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