Hatshepsut presenting offerings to Hesis

Jadwiga Iwaszczuk

Ritual category: -

Ritual type: presenting offerings

Title of the scene: not preserved

Site: Thebes: West Bank, temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Middle Terrace, Hathor Shrine, Vestibule, niche D, west wall

Architectural part: niche

Architectural element: long wall

Recipient(s): Hesis, Daughter of God's Mother (restored)

Position of the recipient(s):
turned left, enthroned with arms with hands extended forward, holding ankh-sign in the left hand and was-sceptre in the right hand

Costume of the recipient(s): horns of a cow with a sun disk and uraeus on her head, tripartite wig, wide necklace, long dress with two shoulder straps, armlets, wristlets and anklets

Requisites of the recipient(s):
ankh-sign in the left hand and was-sceptre in the right hand

Attributes of the recipient(s): no attributes

Officiant(s): Hatshepsut (erased)

Position of the officiant(s):
turned right, striding with the right hand in gesture of recitation and the left hand holding mks-staff

Costume of the officiant(s):
atef-crown, wesekh-collar, loin-cloth with a triangular pleated apron, belt, bull's tail

Requisites of the officiant(s): no requisites

Sequence: no sequence

Analogies:
Hatshepsut presenting offerings to cow-headed Hathor

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Hatshepsut presenting offerings to Hesis

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