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    sacred kingship
    / Ritual roles prescribed for kings in public or state functions

    …king took part in the cult drama. The origin of the cult drama as a spontaneous event is still evident—for example, among the Asante in Africa—but it had its fullest expression in Mesopotamia and Egypt. In the Sed festival in Egypt the king, as ruler, renewed his rulership over the…

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    …king took part in the cult drama. The origin of the cult drama as a spontaneous event is still evident—for example, among the Asante in Africa—but it had its fullest expression in Mesopotamia and Egypt. In the Sed festival in Egypt the king, as ruler, renewed his rulership over the…

    Read More