[PDF.21pv] Ancient Egyptian Temple Ritual: Performance, Patterns, and Practice (Routledge Studies in Egyptology)

Large state temples in ancient Egypt were vast agricultural estates, with interests in mining, trading, and other economic activities. The temple itself served as the mansion or palace of the deity to whom the estate belonged, and much of the ritual in temples was devoted to offering a representative sample of goods to the gods. After ritual performances, produce was paid as wages to priests and temple staff and presented as offerings to private mortuary establishment...

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