Hatshepsut erecting obelisks in front of Amun-Ra (restored)

Ritual category: -

Ritual type: erection of obelisks

Title of the scene: Title of the scene:
sʿḥʿ tḫn.wj n Jmn-Rʿ jr.s dj ʿnḫ
Erection of two obelisks for Amun-Ra, she did being given life

Dating: Dating:
Original: Hatshepsut  |  Erasures: Amarna period (figure, name and epithets of Amun-Ra)  |  Restorations: post-Amarna period (figure, name and epithets of Amun-Ra)

Site: Site:
Thebes: Karnak, Central Karnak, northern obelisk of Hatshepsut, north face (KIU 3322)

Architectural part: obelisk

Architectural element: shaft face

Recipient(s): Amun-Ra, Lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands (restored)

Position of the recipient(s): 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

Costume of the recipient(s): Amun's feather crown on a base with a long ribbon, divine beard, wide necklace, jacket with two straps, armlets on both arms, wristlets on both wrists, plain loin-cloth, belt, bull's tail

Requisites of the recipient(s): was-sceptre, ankh-sign

Attributes of the recipient(s): no attributes

Officiant(s): Hatshepsut

Position of the officiant(s): turned right, striding with the right arm extended forward and holding the mks-staff and the left arm lowered along the body and holding the ankh-sign and the ḥḏ-sceptre

Costume of the officiant(s): red crown, false beard, wide necklace, armlet on both arms, wristlets on both wrists, Lower Egyptian dress, jacket with two straps, belt, bull's tail

Requisites of the officiant(s): mks-staff, ankh-sign, ḥḏ-sceptre