The Beautiful Festival of the Valley or heb nefer en inet in Egyptian [1] was a celebration of the dead.[2] The Beautiful Festival of the Valley could be more ancient than the Opet Festival as it can be traced back to the Middle Kingdom.[3] It was said to be held as a remembrance of the dead, from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom.[4] However, when joined with the Festival of Opet, the holy procession became the main event of the liturgical calendar of Thebes.[5] The annual festival was held at the New Moon of Month Two.[6] This was the summer season, shemu, and the 10th month in a calendar of 12.[7] During Hatshepsut's reign she carried out both the Opet and The Beautiful Festival of the Valley to Amun.[8]