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Zep Tepi

Zep Tepi Literally the "First Time", i.e the moment of Creation. As Creation is believed to be circular and repeating itself, there is also a continual repeating of Zep Tepi at such instances as New Year, the beginning of every new month, each sunrise, the new king´s ascension to the throne etc. It might be said that Zep Tepi marks the transition from chaos to order.

Sources:
Egypt, The World of the Pharaos - Hartwig Altenmueller et al
The Ancient Egyptians - A. Rosalie David
Egyptian Myths - George Hart
Symbols & Magic in Egyptian Art - Richard H. Wilkinson
Reading Egyptian Art - Richard H. Wilkinson

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