Hatshepsut offering nw-vases to enthroned Amun

Jadwiga Iwaszczuk

Ritual category: -

Ritual type: offering nw-vases

Title of the scene: [rdj.t] ḳbḥw

Site: Thebes: West Bank, temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Upper Terrace, Complex of the Solar Cult, Vestibule (Night Sun Chapel), north wall

Architectural part: vestibule

Architectural element: rear wall

Recipient(s): Amun (name unpreserved)

Position of the recipient(s):
turned left, enthroned holding was-sceptre in the right hand

Costume of the recipient(s): Amun's feather crown, most of the figure unpreserved

Requisites of the recipient(s):
was-sceptre in the right hand

Attributes of the recipient(s): no attributes

Officiant(s): Hatshepsut (changed to an offering table)

Position of the officiant(s):
turned right, kneeling with hands extended and holding nw-vases

Costume of the officiant(s): red(?) crown, false beard, bull's tail

Requisites of the officiant(s):
nw-vases in both hands

Sequence:
004. Kneeling Hatshepsut ← (replaced with offerings) and Thutmose III ← offering before enthroned divinity → (name and figure unpreserved)
005. Hatshepsut → followed by her ka → (both replaced with striding Thutmose II) embracing ityphallic Amun ← (name unpreserved)

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