Hatshepsut (replaced with Thutmose III) followed by her ka offering bd-natron to ithyphallic Amun[-Ra]

Ritual category: -

Ritual type: offering bd-natron

Title of the scene:
bd ṯȝ 5 jṯ r rȝ jṯ r ʿ pẖr ḥȝ sp 4 ḏd mdw sp 4 wʿb
five pellets of bd-natron taken to mouth and taken to arm, going around four times, words spoken four times

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) and post-Amarna period (figure, name and epithets of Amun-Ra)

Site: Thebes: West Bank, 18th dynasty temple at Medinet Habu, room O, south wall

Architectural part: room

Architectural element: inner wall

Recipient(s): Amun, Lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands (figure and name 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) and her ka

Position of the officiant(s): Hatshepsut (replaced with Thutmose III): turned right, striding with both arms extended forward and holding a bowl with one ball of natron in each hand
royal ka in a form of standard with a Horus name of Hatshepsut (replaced with that 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 officiant(s): Hatshepsut (replaced with Thutmose III): khat-headdress, 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

Requisites of the officiant(s): Hatshepsut (replaced with Thutmose III): bowl with one ball of natron
royal ka: standard with a royal head, ankh-sign, maat-feather