La lustration des offrandes (sfsf 3w(.t)): Genese et diffusion d'un rite thebain

Inheriting a long tradition of veneration of the dead, the specific rite of the decadal theologies addressed to the deceased ancient Egyptian gods is the consecration of food (w3h jh.t) in conjunction with incens (sntr) and libation (qbhw). The verbal locution sfsf 3w(.t), which is the subject of this study, only emerged later and will remain more limited. It has long been associated with mortuary cult, particularly in the context of Theban decade rites, which flourished from the end of the...