Hatshepsut (replaced by Thutmose III) pouring out sand before ithyphallic Amun-Ra

Ritual category: -

Ritual type: pouring out sand

Title of the scene:
[wšȝ] šʿy jr.f dj ʿnḫ
[Pouring out] sand, what he made being given life

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

Site: Thebes: West Bank, 18th dynasty temple at Medinet Habu, room P, west wall

Architectural part: room

Architectural element: inner wall

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

Position of the recipient(s): ithyphallic form standing on a socle, turned left, with the right arm hidden and the left arm raised

Costume of the recipient(s): Amun's feather crown on a base with a long ribbon, divine bread, wide necklace, ribbon crossed on the chest

Requisites of the recipient(s): no requisites

Attributes of the recipient(s): fan and shrine

Officiant(s): Hatshepsut (replaced with Thutmose III)

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

Costume of the officiant(s): nemes-headdress, 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): bowl