In the second court of the temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, the feast of Sokar, which occurs on the 26th of Khoiak, is represented on the south and south-east walls. The procession of the henu-barque is the main episode of the Sokarian feast, as in all other iconographie documents. However, at Medinet Habu, the divine barque of Sokar is also accompanied by five other ships which belong to the goddesses Hathor, Wadjet, Shesemtet, Bastet and Sekhmet. Behind these ships, a priest brings a chest containing five birds. In this article, the author tries to explain why five goddesses, daughters of Re, and five birds are exceptionally associated with the Sokarian ceremonies, and how they meet together on the 26th of Khoiak.
Scenes of Goddess Amaunet in the temple of Medinet Habu