Royal Protocols of Ancient Egypt

The life of kings has been subjected to many ceremonies and solemnities, and unfortunately, we did not give it a complete briefing. Our knowledge is limited to some gestures or allusions. For the Old Kingdom era, the approach was made between the divine protocol for the content of the pyramids and his counterpart for the king in his royal court. We knew through it that the king was He lives amongst an entourage of relatives, elders, loyal friends and servants.

When he woke up, he was considered the sun shining with its light, and he was photographed surrounded by his harem. His servants rushed to accompany him towards the entrance to his bathroom, and after eating his breakfast, he headed to the royal consulting room. His senior employees presented to him their reports on the affairs of the kingdom, and then after that, he held a session with the minister who recited. He has a report on what is happening in the Kingdom.

And starting with the central state or perhaps before it, every citizen had the right to submit to the king a written petition in which he complained about his offence. The investigators were sent to all parts of Egypt to collect complaints and lawsuits and present them to the king to decide on their merit and legitimacy. In the old state, it appears that the manifestations of reverence and reverence that bestow on this king reach the level of exaggeration. In His presence, human beings must kneel on the ground, and there is no doubt that the great privilege of any of his servants is to allow him to kiss the king’s feet.

Likewise, the royal protocol did not allow any of the courtiers to direct his speech to the king directly but rather to deliver his speech in front of him in a purely theoretical manner. When the king left his palace, it was necessary to carry him over his royal court, or he might ride his carriage, and in front of it two runners approached, and next to him one of the nobles would walk, And he carries a small fan in his hand.

There is no doubt that the king used to surround himself with the most wonderful manifestations of luxury and pomp when he appeared in front of the multitudes of his people, and this is also the case when he received ambassadors of foreign countries or when he appeared in front of popular crowds. It seems that all these appearances quickly fade away when the king practices his private life, and we see the king as he strolls between Aikat has his lake on a boat led by a group of beautiful women in his harem.

He is also entertaining himself by listening to singers and musicians and contemplating the dwarves coming from Sudan. Still, in the modern state, it was not satisfied with merely listing the texts, so the bas-reliefs and colourful drawings “Akhenaten” sitting with his wife “Nefertiti” and his daughters were busy playing and having fun next to him. Tutankhamun, “For example, during a hunting trip with his wife, who appeared to present him with arrows and point towards the set targets.