Sed Festival Relief

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 26 September 2016
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Stone slab, probably an artist's practice piece, depicting a Sed festival scene. Appearing twice, the king wears the Red Crown of Lower Egypt and the special festival robe. He holds the crook and flail. Before him, the seated baboon is the god called the Great White, who represented the royal ancestors. Their blessing was needed for the successful renewal of powers. From Saqqara, Egypt, probably the Second Dynasty of Egypt, 2890-2686 BCE.

The British Museum, London.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, September 26). Sed Festival Relief. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5710/sed-festival-relief/

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