Selection and Enthronement of the Living Falcon of Edfu 5/21

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Selection and enthronement of the living falcon of Edfu. Part II c - This section completes the captions for the procession scene. It records the eternal reign granted to the living falcon, praises Horus Behedeti in his royal aspect upon the throne, and identifies the Bas of Pe (as falcons) and Nekhen (as jackals) as the divine bearers carrying the living falcon in his sedan chair during the enthronement ritual at the Window of Appearance.

My translation is based on:

Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 6, p. 94
Kurth, Edfu VI. Die Inschriften des Tempels von Edfu, Abteilung I, Übersetzungen, Band 3, p. 163, 164

Images: relief sketch modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 10, plate CXLIX; Photo modified after 

Datenbank 1 , Datenbank 2 , and Datenbank 3

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