at scale. Thepreservation of so much apparatus required e.xtensive store-rooms,which, like the sanctuary itself, had to be kept in almost totaldarkness in order to preserve the sacred vestments and other To follow these processions was an act of piety. Upon a Theban stele we findthe following words… … i;i.:t^;;) General Characteristics of the Egyptian Temple. 439 objects from the deteriorating effects of sun, dust, heat, and theinsects which they engender. There is nothing in the texts whichseems to hint at the celebration of any rites in the dark parts ofthe temple by artificial light, and no…
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