Hatshepsut followed by her ka consecrating cuts of meat to ithyphallic Amun-Ra

Katarzyna Kapiec
September 15, 2023

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consecrating cuts of meat

Title of the scene:
ḥwtʿ sp 4 r stp.wt
Consecrating cuts of meat four times

Dating:
Hatshepsut

Site: Thebes: East Bank, Karnak, the Chapelle Rouge, west outer wall (KIU 1421)

bark shrine

outer wall

ithyphallic Amun-Ra, who is upon the Two Lands, Lord of Heaven

turned left, ithyphallic form standing on a socle, with the right arm hidden and the left arm raised

Officiants:
Hatshepsut and her royal ka

Position of the officiant(s):
Hatshepsut: turned right, striding with the right arm extended and holding the sekhem-sceptre, holding and the mekes-staff and the hedj-mace in the left hand
royal ka in form of a standard with the Horus name of Thutmose III: turned right, with the left arm extended forward and holding a standard with a royal head, and with the right arm lowered along the body and holding the ankh-sign and the maat-feather

Costume of the officiants:
Hatshepsut: atef-crown on the jbs-wig with the seshed band, false beard, wide necklace, loin-cloth with a triangular apron and a sporran-like ornament flanked by two uraei, belt, bull's tail
royal ka: no costume

Amun's feather crown on a cap with a long ribbon, divine bread, wide necklace, ribbon crossed on the chest

nekhakha-whip

sekhem-sceptre, mekes-staff, hedj-sceplre

fan and shrine


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