Hatshepsut followed by her ka making the offering and consecrating great ʿȝbt offering to ithyphallic Amun-Ra and the Great Ennead of Karnak

Katarzyna Kapiec
September 8, 2023

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offering

Title of the scene:
jr.t wdn rdt mȝʿ ʿȝb.t ʿȝ.t n Jmn-Rʿ nswt nṯrw n psḏ.t ʿȝ.t ḥrjt-jb Jpt-swt jr.s dj ʿnḫ
Making the offering, consecrating the great ʿȝb.t-offering to Amun-Ra, King of Gods, and to the Great Ennead, who resides in Karnak, what she does (being) given life

Dating:
Hatshepsut

Site:
Thebes: East Bank, Karnak, the Chapelle Rouge, south outer wall (KIU 1285)

bark shrine

outer wall

Amun-Ra, King of Gods, Lord of Heaven, Ruler of Heliopolis

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

Hatshepsut and her royal ka

Position of the officiants:
Hatshepsut: turned right, striding with both arms extended forward, holding the mekes-staff and the hedj-mace in the left hand, the right arm raised in a gesture of consecration and holding the sekhem-sceptre
royal ka in form of a standard with the Horus name of Hatshepsut: 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: double crown, 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

fan and shrine

nekhakha-whip

Hatshepsut: mekes-staff, hedj-mace, sekhem-scepter; royal ka: standard with a royal head, ankh-sign, maat-feather


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