August 20, 2007 10:13AM
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To reduce the ritual, the magic, the fire spitting urai coiled around the sceptres of Wadjet(the sorceress) and Nekhbet, to reduce the sacred divine nature of the Egyptian coronation ritual as carved upon the walls of the mansion of the gods, in the living words of the gods, whose sacred carvings are brought to life on a daily basis by the Opening of the Mouth ritual along with the living , breathing edifice itself, in the sacred city of Abydos, the city of Osiris, in the temple built upon the primeval mound of the first time, to reduce all of that to "a political conveyance of power" is stupefying, dear Katherine.
"The aforementioned symbols were vested in the king, and their power renewed, in a number of important ceremonies, chief of which of which were his accession and coronation. These occasions were crucial because it was during them the divine essence of the sacral office was transferred to the king and the fusion of pharaoh's human and divine natures occurred."
-Leprohon
Does that really sound like simply a "a political conveyance of power."? Certainly NOT in the AE view.
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Damian Walter |
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Damian Walter |
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bernard |
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Damian Walter |
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bernard |
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bernard |
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Damian Walter |
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bernard |
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Doug M |
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bernard |
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Doug M |
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bernard |
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Doug M |
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bernard |
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Doug M |
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Katherine Griffis-Greenberg |
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Ritva Kurittu |
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Doug M |
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Katherine Griffis-Greenberg |
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Doug M |
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Anthony |
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Doug M |
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bernard |
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Doug M |
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Anthony |
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Doug M |
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Ritva Kurittu |
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Doug M |
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Ritva Kurittu |
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Doug M |
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Ritva Kurittu |
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Doug M |
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Greg Reeder |
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Ritva Kurittu |
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Anthony |
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Doug M |
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Anthony |
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Doug M |
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Anthony |
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Doug M |
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Tommi Huhtamaki |
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Doug M |
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bernard |
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Doug M |
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bernard |
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Doug M |
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Anthony |
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Doug M |
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bernard |
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Hermione |
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Doug M |
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Doug M |
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Doug M |
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Doug M |
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Anthony |
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Greg Reeder |
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Anthony |
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Anthony |
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bernard |
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Anthony |
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cladking |
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Byrd |
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cladking |
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Byrd |
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Doug M |
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bernard |
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Anthony |
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Doug M |
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Anthony |
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Doug M |
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Hermione |
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Hermione |
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bernard |
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Anthony |
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Greg Reeder |
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Katherine Griffis-Greenberg |
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Greg Reeder |
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Doug M |
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Katherine Griffis-Greenberg |
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Ritva Kurittu |
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Katherine Griffis-Greenberg |
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Ritva Kurittu |
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Katherine Griffis-Greenberg |
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Greg Reeder |
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Ritva Kurittu |
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Greg Reeder |
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Katherine Griffis-Greenberg |
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Greg Reeder |
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Rick Baudé |
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Greg Reeder |
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Rick Baudé |
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Greg Reeder |
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Ritva Kurittu |
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Katherine Griffis-Greenberg |
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Doug M |
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Katherine Griffis-Greenberg |
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Doug M |
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Rick Baudé |
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Doug M |
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Katherine Griffis-Greenberg |
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Doug M |
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Rick Baudé |
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Doug M |
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Katherine Griffis-Greenberg |
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Doug M |
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Greg Reeder |
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Ritva Kurittu |
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Greg Reeder |
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Katherine Griffis-Greenberg |
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Greg Reeder |
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Ritva Kurittu |
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Rick Baudé |
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Greg Reeder |
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Rick Baudé |
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Ritva Kurittu |
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Byrd |
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Katherine Griffis-Greenberg |
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Greg Reeder |
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bernard |
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Ritva Kurittu |
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bernard |
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Ritva Kurittu |
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