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Ramses the Greats Sed Festival The Jubilee That Defined His Reign
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Ramses the Great's Sed Festival (heb sed), the ancient Egyptian jubilee that Ramses used to project eternal vitality and divine favor. They discuss the origins of the festival in the Predynastic period and its evolution by the New Kingdom. Lucas explains how Ramses celebrated multiple sed festivals—rare for any pharaoh—and how these events were staged at his new capital Per-Ramesses and at the sacred site of Memphis. The conversation covers the ritual running of the 'Djeser' course, the erection of the Djed pillar, and the construction of…
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