Amenhotep III with a foundation-ritual text before Amun-Ra

Jadwiga Iwaszczuk
October 10, 2023

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foundation-ritual text

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Amenhotep III

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

Hypostyle Hall

inner wall

Amun-Ra, Ruler of Thebes

turned left, striding with the right arm extended forward and holding the was-sceptre and the left arm lowered along the body and holding the ankh-sign

Amun's feather crown on a base with a long ribbon, divine beard, wide necklace, plain loin-cloth, belt, bull's tail

was-sceptre, ankh-sign

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Amenhotep III

turned right, striding with both arms extended forward and holding the ḥḏ-sceptre and the mks-staff in the right hand and raising the left arm in a gesture of invocation

khat-headdress, wristlets on both wrists, loin-cloth with a triangular apron and a sporran-like ornament flanked by two uraei, belt, bull's tail

ḥḏ-sceptre, mks-staff


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