Hatshepsut consecrating the great ʿȝbt offering and Thutmose III censing in front of the bark of Amun-Ra at Deir el-Bahari

Katarzyna Kapiec
September 12, 2023

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consecrating ʿȝbt offering and censing

Title of the scene:
By Hatshepsut: 

ḥwtʿ sp 4 r ʿȝb.t ʿȝ.t n Jmn-Rʿ ḫft ḥtp m Ḏsr-ḏsrw Jmn

Consecrating
the great offering to Amun-Ra four times as he rests at Amun Djeser-djeseru (Deir el-Bahari)

By Thutmose III:
jr.t snṯr 
Censing with snṯr 

Dating:
Hatshepsut

Site:
Thebes: East Bank, Karnak, the Chapelle Rouge, north outer wall (KIU 1341)

bark shrine

outer wall

Amun-Ra

turned left, processional bark on a pedestal

Hatshepsut and Thutmose III

Position of the officiant(s):
Hatshepsut: turned right, striding with the left hand holding the mekes-staff and the hedj-mace and the left arm extended and holding the sekhem-sceptre

Thutmose III: turned right, striding, holding an incense pot in the left hand and with the left arm extended in a gesture of adoration

Costume of the officiant(s):
Hatshepsut: kepresh-crown, wide necklace, loin-cloth with a triangular apron and a sporran-like ornament flanked by two uraei, belt,bull's tail
Thutmose III: kepresh-crown, wide necklace, loin-cloth with a triangular apron and a sporran-like ornament flanked by two uraei, belt,bull's tail

Requisites of the officiant(s):
Hatshepsut: mekes-staff, hedj-mace, sekhem-sceptre
Thutmose III: incense pot


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