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Chapel of the Divine Votaresses - Medinet Habu
More from Egypt in December 2009.
Inside Rasmesses III’s memorial temple called Medinet Habu or just Habu sits a little building known as the Chapel of The Divine Votaresses. Which I think would make a great name for a band too. Votaresses is plural for a woman of the Votary which means “a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult”. So this is a chapel devoted to the women of Amun the god of all gods in ancient Egypt.
This was mainly a shrine devoted to Amun’s wife Mut. In this chapel are the stories of offerings to Mut such as meat and grains. Only the best food was offered to these gods, and near as I can tell it was quite the scam too as the high priests and keepers of the temples probably consumed it once the people offering it left. But hey that’s organized religion for you.
Amun had it going on if you ask me.
Here is a small back hallway inside of the Chapel of the Divine Votaresses that is lit only from small holes cut into the ceiling. Check out the walls, they contain and amazing array of hieroglyphs detailing the offerings process to Mut and the other Votaresses’, and stuff.
Chapel of the Divine Votaresses - Medinet Habu
More from Egypt in December 2009.
Inside Rasmesses III’s memorial temple called Medinet Habu or just Habu sits a little building known as the Chapel of The Divine Votaresses. Which I think would make a great name for a band too. Votaresses is plural for a woman of the Votary which means “a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult”. So this is a chapel devoted to the women of Amun the god of all gods in ancient Egypt.
This was mainly a shrine devoted to Amun’s wife Mut. In this chapel are the stories of offerings to Mut such as meat and grains. Only the best food was offered to these gods, and near as I can tell it was quite the scam too as the high priests and keepers of the temples probably consumed it once the people offering it left. But hey that’s organized religion for you.
Amun had it going on if you ask me.
Here is a small back hallway inside of the Chapel of the Divine Votaresses that is lit only from small holes cut into the ceiling. Check out the walls, they contain and amazing array of hieroglyphs detailing the offerings process to Mut and the other Votaresses’, and stuff.