... recognised by the leopard skins that they wore these were the people who fulfilled the roles of sons at the mortuary rituals, this was at the opening of the mouth ceremony these priests would only usually appear at the funeral of a king, as it is the means by which the son would assume the throne these priests would be young men to symbolise the young heir to the throne. This is usually reflected by the symbolic youth side lock of hair that only priests and royalty had. then there are the imyw-st" priests "those who are in the place of the hands" these were basically handy men they would have fore knowledge of the trade as they are the Town's actual builders they would also do this job in the religious centres of there town .As Herodotus points out all priests were shaved all over this was an act of ...

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