The Ritual Hymns of Philae
A Ritual Recreation of The Eternal ReturnOn the walls of the great Temple of Aset at the Island of Philae there are inscriptions describing the King´s ritual procession through the temple. The purpose of this ritual, which was performed when a new King ascended the throne was to symbolically enact the Eternal Journey from birth through life to death and resurrection, thus establishing the King´s Divine Birth. These hymns celebrate the cosmic circle; the rise and fall of the Nile, the journey of the sun across the heaven and through the Underworld. When the King proceeds through the temple the cosmic circles are repeated on earth. Without this celebration Life would not be maintained. Everything in existence is returning back to the source from where it came, back to she who gives birth to the God, to Aset, the Giver of Life, Lady of Philae. Therefore, the King is of her making and has Dvine Right to rule the Two Lands. These hymns are from the book "Inskriptioner från Isistemplet" by Per Linder, Nya Doxa 1997, (all rights reserved) a Swedish Egyptologist who has translated the hieroglyphs. The English translation is made by the webpage creator, with the sole purpose of giving a small taste of this ancient work, and well aware of the difficulties involved and humbly hoping she hasn´t strayed too far from the source.
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