The second lesson looked at the geographical processions, which were numerous in Egyptian temples, particularly in the Greco-Roman period. Reserved for the base of the walls, they are among the best-preserved compositions. The content of the inscriptions accompanying the processions of the Nils gods or Sekhet goddesses is highly varied: we glean information on regional gods, mentions of the nome's main towns and temples, hydrological and agricultural information and, above all, a multitude of allusions to local mythologies.
Based on four sets of texts, one from Philae, another from Dendara and the last two from Athribis, the conference sought to reveal the wealth of mythological information that such sources can deliver, despite their sometimes very poor state of preservation. Although the texts of these parades of local deities make only the briefest of allusions to the various myths, cults and local centers, there is always some information to be gleaned. Its position in the list gives a very precise idea of the allusions, and we can compare the texts with many others, as we were able to observe at this conference.
