Hatshepsut and her ka consecrating electrum in front of ithyphallic Amun-Ra

Katarzyna Kapiec
September 12, 2023

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consecrating electrum

Title of the scene:
nswt ḏs.f ḫrp ḏʿm ʿȝ wr.t n Jmn nb ns.wt tȝ.wj m tpjw bȝk.w njw ḫȝs.wt nb.wt r nb.t tḫn.wj ʿȝ.wj jr.s dj ʿnḫ
The king himself consecrates the electrum, very great, to Amun, Lord of the Thrones of Two Lands, from first deliveries from all foreign countries in order to gild the great obelisks, what she does (being) given life

Dating:
Original: Hatshepsut  |  Erasures: Thutmose III (figure, name and titles of Hatshepsut, partly ka of Hatshepsut)

Site: Thebes: East Bank, Karnak, the Chapelle Rouge, south outer wall (KIU 1299)

bark shrine

outer wall

ithyphallic Amun-Ra, King of Gods, Lord of Heaven, Ruler of Heliopolis

turned left, ithyphallic form standing on a socle, turned left, with the right arm hidden and the left arm raised

Officiants:
Hatshepsut (erased)
royal ka in form of a standard with the Horus name of Hatshepsut: turned right, traces of a standard with a royal head held in the left hand, the right arm lowered along the body and holding the ankh-sign

turned right, striding and holding the mekes-sceptre

Costume of the officiants:
Hatshepsut: not preserved
royal ka: no costume

Amun's feather crown on a cap with a long ribbon, divine bread, wide necklace, ribbon crossed on the chest

nekhakha-whip

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fan and shrine


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