Architectural element
decorated block
Museum object
Open-Air Museum, Karnak
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quartzite
Description: Block 296 from the first row of the south side. It represents three kneeling female personifications of Hatshepsut's monuments: temple (Mȝʿt-kȝ-Rʿ mrjjt Jmn nb Jpt - Maatkara, beloved of Amun, Lord of Opet) and two first bark stations from Luxor temple towards Karnak (Mȝʿt-kȝ-Rʿ-ḏsr-ḫtjw-Jmn - Maatkara is the one who consecrates the stairs of Amun; Mȝʿt-kȝ-Rʿ-šspt-nfrw-Jmn - Maatkara is the one who receives the beauty of Amun). All oriented towards the right.
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Hatshepsut/Thutmose III