Throughout ancient Egyptian history, pharaohs would renew their rule at the thirty-year mark with the sed festival, also known as the heb-sed or the king’s jubilee. Let’s explore the sed festival: what it was, how it was celebrated, and how some aging pharaohs took staying in the race to a whole new level!

All the cartoon-style images were drawn by me! See the attributions for the photos of ancient Egyptian art and other sources used here: [ Ссылка ]

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