Amenhotep III slaughtering oryx-antelope before ithyphallic Amun-Ra

Ritual category: -

Ritual type: slaughtering oryx-antelope

Title of the scene: no title

Dating: Amenhotep III

Site: Thebes: East Bank, Luxor temple, Hypostyle Hall, east wall

Architectural part: Hypostyle Hall

Architectural element: inner wall

Recipient(s): Amun-Ra (epithets unpreserved)

Position of the recipient(s): ithyphallic form standing on a socle, turned left, with the right arm hidden and the left arm raised

Costume of the recipient(s): Amun's feather crown with a long ribbon, divine bread, wide necklace, ribbon crossed on the chest

Requisites of the recipient(s): nḫḫȝ-fail

Attributes of the recipient(s): fan and shrine

Officiant(s): Amenhotep III

Position of the officiant(s): turned right, slightly bent over, holding an oryx antelope by its horns with the left hand and slitting its throat with the right hand holding a knife

Costume of the officiant(s): double crown on the khat-headdress, false beard, wide necklace, jacket, loin-cloth with a triangular apron and a sporran-like ornament flanked by two uraei, belt, bull's tail

Requisites of the officiant(s): knife and oryx-antelope