Category: wnwt Program
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wab – Purity
Introduction  wnwt – ancient Egyptian temple workers were  wab – pure to build, maintain, and administrate an ancient Egyptian temple. This necessity was the ultimate law in an…
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Introduction to wnwt – Priesthood
The wnwt were the temple workers. In an ancient Egyptian temple, all workers, from the gardener and custodian to the cantors, musicians, and dancers, all up to the…
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Utterance of Purification with four nmst jars nt a wab xr nmst IIII
Among the many treasures preserved in the tomb‑chapel of the 18th Dynasty vizier Rekhmire at Thebes, few scenes capture the precision and sanctity of Egyptian ritual practice as…
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nt a wab m smin n Smaw – Formula for purification with smin-natron of Upper Egypt
Source – chapel tomb of Rekhmire, 18th dynasty, reigns of Thutmose III and Amenhotep II, circa 1400 BCE.
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inD Hrk Hr – Hail to You Horus
This inD Hr invokes the nTr with the known names or divine epithets of Hr
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inD Hrk Asir – Hail to you Osiris
This inD Hr-k contains all the known rnw or names of Osiris, usually described as divine epithets. These are recited to invoke the power of the deity.
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