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Karnak: Egypt's Greatest Temple

The Ancients

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The Sacred Bark of the God Amun

The sacred bark of the god amun wasn't just for one festival no actually it was a wooden boot a wooden boot and it had the most sacred statue which made of pure gold. This boat was get out from the shrine to be carried on the shoulders of the priests during many celebrations and feasts like the festival of the obet. It's so connected to karnak through its long history and to see therefore visual depictions on it of somewhere like the chaparouge of hat shepsut i mean if we focus in on hat Shepsut and amun's relationship because time and time again you don't only just see hat shepsUT at karnak but you see

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