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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 sẖkr sḥ-nṯr šps 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 equip the noble chapel, what she does (being) given life
Dating:
Hatshepsut
Site: Thebes: East Bank, Karnak, the Chapelle Rouge, north outer wall (KIU 1405)
bark shrine
outer wall
ithyphallic Amun-Ra
turned right, ithyphallic form standing on a socle, with the lef arm hidden and the right arm raised
Officiants:
Hatshepsut
turned left, striding with the right arm extended forward holding the sekhem-sceptre and with the left hand holding the mekes-staff and the hedj-mace
Costume of the officiants:
Hatshepsut: atef-crown, false beard, wide necklace, loin-cloth with a triangular apron and a sporran-like ornament flanked by two uraei, belt, bull's tail
Amun's feather crown on a cap with a long ribbon, divine beard, wide necklace, ribbon crossed on the chest
nekhakha-whip
sekhem-sceptre, mekes-staff, hedj-sceptre
fan and shrine
