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Tmcl6775 - the future of digital writing.

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This is the Wikipedia page for user Tmcl6775, a newcomer to Wikipedia who knows nothing about writing for the digital world but is determined to try his best and become an encyclopaedic writer. I am a university student who is learning the technological skill of Wikipedia editing, mostly to change historical Wikipedia pages for my own amusement. Fear not though, for I will be an honest editor (for the most part), and will ensure that no lies are present on this digital platform. I will attempt to learn a new skill every time I am active on Wikipedia. Here is an example of me learning a new skill: Ħëłłő → look at the special characters.

The Opet Festival (the Beautiful Feast of Opet) was an annual Ancient Egyptian Festival celebrated in Thebes (Luxor), especially in the New Kingdom and later periods, during the second month of the season of Akhet, the flooding of the Nile. The festival was celebrated to promote the Fertility of Amun-Re and the Pharaoh, who was also believed to be the spiritual offspring of Amun-Re; the Son/Daughter of Amun-Re. The Festival included a ritual procession of the Barque (a ceremonial boat that was used to transport statues of gods and deities) of the cult statue of Amun-Re. This procession carried the statue for 2km from Karnak Temple to Luxor Temple. Once at the Luxor Temple, a ritual marriage ceremony between the Pharaoh and Amun-Re took place in the Birth room, spiritually linking them to ensure the Pharaoh’s fertility and reinstate the Pharaoh as the intermediary between the gods and Egypt. During the marriage ceremony, the Pharaoh was ceremoniously reborn through a re-crowning ceremony, emphasising the fertile nature of the Pharaoh and legitimising his divine right to rule.

Sources I want to include on this page
Darnell, J. (2010). Opet Festival. In Willeke, W., Dieleman, J. UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (1st ed.). Los Angeles. Retrieved from: https://escholarship.org/content/qt4739r3fr/qt4739r3fr.pdf

Escolano-Poveda, M. (2019). Egypt’s Pharaohs welcomed summer with this fabulous festival. 20/03/20. Retrieved from: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2019/05-06/ancient-egypt-royal-feast/

Fukaya, M. (2012). Oracular sessions and the Installations of Priests and Officials at the Opet Festival. Socio-religious functions of three Theban festivals in the New Kingdom: The Festivals of Opet, the Valley, and the New Year. 47(1st ed.) Retrieved from: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/orient/47/0/47_191/_pdf

Brier, B., Hobbs, H. (2008). Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians. (2nd ed.). Connecticut: Greenwood Press. Retrieved from: https://www.academia.edu/34017535/Daily_life_in_ancient_egypt.pdf

Creasman, P. (2013). Archaeological Research in the Valley of the Kings and Ancient Thebes. In Wilkinson, H. Wilkinson Egyptology Series. 1(1st ed.) Arizona: University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition. Retrieved from: https://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/~pcreasman/UAEEfiles/Creasman2013.pdf