Download or read book The Festivals of Opet, the Valley, and the New Year written by Masashi Fukaya and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume compares the religious and social functions of the Ancient Egyptian festivals of Opet, the Valley, and the New Year. Until now, detailed study of the New Year Festival has only been carried out with reference to the Greco-Roman period; this study turns its attention to the New Kingdom.