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Brugsch, Heinrich
Egypt under the pharaohs: a history derived entirely from the monuments — London, 1891

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xxn. xx. NEW TEMPLES OF RAMSES III. 335

25 Khoiak. Feast of the (mourning) goddesses.

26 „ Feast of Sekar (Osiris).

27 „ Feast (of the father) of the palms.

28 „ Feast of the procession of the obelisk.

30 ,, Feast of the setting up of the image of Did.

1 Tybi. Feast of the coronation of Horus, ■which served

also for that of King Ramses III.

6 ,, A new Amen-feast founded by Ramses III.

22 „ Heri-feast.

29 (?) „ Day of the exhibition of the meadow.

The feasts which, follow these are unfortunately
obliterated. To the special feast-days must be added
the 26th of Pakhons, in commemoration of the king's
accession to the throne.

On the eastern side of Thebes, Ramses ILT. laid the
foundation-stone of an oracle-giving temple of the god
Khonsu, the son of Amen and the goddess Mut. He
likewise founded a new Ramesseum, which adjoined the
great forecourt of the temple of Amen at Thebes. It
is still well preserved, but is almost worthless from an
artistic point of view. An inscription on its eastern
side records as a fact that Ramses LTL, in the 16th year
of his reign, in the month Payni, appointed special
sacrifices for the god. The altar dedicated to this
purpose was an artistic work of silver.

In foreign countries also temples were built, and
according to the Harris Papyrus the king erected a
Ramesseum to Amen in the city of Kanaan. The
statue of the god was set up in its holy of holies, and
obligation was laid on the tribes of the Ruthen to
provide this temple with all necessaries. That Ramses
III. did not enjoy his throne without cares and alarms
is proved by a harem conspiracy which aimed at his
overthrow. It was discovered, and the king immediately
summoned a court of justice and himself named the
judges who were to try and sentence the guilty.
The names of the judges and the judgments which were
 
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