Thutmose III running with mks and nḫȝḫȝ-flail in front of goddess Meret

Jadwiga Iwaszczuk
December 12, 2018
festival of bringing obelisks to Karnak
Ritual type: run with mekes and nekhakha-flail
Title of the scene: wdỉ sḫ.t sp 4
portico
wall
ithyphallic Amun (restored)
Position of the recipient(s): turned left, standing on a pedestal with left hand raised behind and holding nekhakha-flail
divine beard, mummified lower part of the body
Requisites of the recipient(s): nekhakha-flail
garden at the back
Meret
much smaller, turned left, standing with both hands raised and extended forward
wig ended with a curl and sash, long dress with two shoulder straps
no requisites
no attributes
Thutmose III
Position of the officiant(s): turned right, running with both hands bent at the elbow, the right hand holding a nekhakha-flail and the left hand a mekes
Costume of the officiant(s): white crown, false beard, wesekh-collar, sendyt-kilt, belt, bull's tail
Requisites of the officiant(s): nekhakha-flail in the right hand and mekes in the left hand
Sequence:
1. Hatshepsut offering obelisks to Amun
2. Thutmose III running with mks and nḫȝḫȝ-flail in front of goddess Meret
3. Hatshepsut stretching the cord before Sefekhet-abuy
4. Hatshepsut scattering the bsn-grains
5. Dedication of the temple before Amun
6. Hatshepsut before ithyphallic Amun sitting in front of the offering table
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