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

Jadwiga Iwaszczuk
October 2, 2023

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erection of obelisks

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

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:
Thebes: Karnak, Central Karnak, northern obelisk of Hatshepsut, east face (KIU 3320)

obelisk

shaft's face

Amun-Ra, King of Gods, Lord of Heaven (restored)

turned right, striding with the left arm extended forward and holding the was-sceptre and the right arm lowered along the body and holding the ankh-sign

Amun's feather crown on a base with a long ribbon, divine beard, wide necklace, jacket with two stripes, armlets on both arms, wristlets on both wrists, plain loin-cloth, belt, bull's tail

was-sceptre, ankh-sign

no attributes

Hatshepsut

turned left, striding with the left arm extended forward and holding the mks-staff and the right arm lowered along the body and holding the ankh-sign

red crown, false beard, wide necklace, armlets on both arms, wristlets on both wrists, Lower Egyptian dress, jacket with two stripes, belt, bull's tail

mks-staff, ankh-sign


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