The Sanctification of the god king in Ancient Egyptian Society

Abstract

Sanctification was an important element in ancient Egyptian ideology, it established the idea of obeying the god-king and not transgressing against him, therefore the ancient Egyptians were required to obey the king and prohibited the good and the clergy represented by the priests, and it was forbidden to transgress against them, thus sanctification became a religious and political rule that governed the relationship between the kings of Egypt and its citizens in the ancient Egyptian.