Hatshepsut consecrating the divine offering to ithyphallic Amun

Ritual category: -

Ritual type: consecrating the divine offering

Title of the scene:
smȝʿ ḥtp-nṯr
Consecrating the divine offering

Dating: Hatshepsut

Site: Site:
Thebes: East Bank, Karnak, the Chapelle Rouge, sanctuary, north wall (KIU 1664)

Architectural part: bark shrine

Architectural element: sanctuary

Recipient(s): Amun, Lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands, Foremost of Ipet Sut (Karnak), Who Is Upon All Gods

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

Officiant(s): Hatshepsut

Position of the officiant(s): turned right, striding, holding the mekes-staff and the hedj-mace in the left hand, and with the right arm extended in a gesture of consecration

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

Costume of the recipient(s): Amun's feather crown on a base with a long ribbon

Attributes of the recipient(s): fan and shrine

Requisites of the officiant(s): mekes-staff, hedj-mace

Requisites of the recipient(s): nekhakha-whip