Hatshepsut sweeping away the footsteps and going outside in front of ithyphallic Amun-Ra

Ritual category: -

Ritual type: Sweeping away the footsteps and going outside

Title of the scene:
ḏd-mdw jnt rd prt r ḥȝ
Words spoken: sweeping away the footsteps and going outside

Dating: Hatshepsut

Site: Thebes: East Bank, Karnak, the Chapelle Rouge, sanctuary, north wall (KIU 1658)

Architectural part: bark shrine

Architectural element: sanctuary

Recipient(s): Amun-Ra, Who is Upon Gods

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 beard, ribbon crossed on the chest

Requisites of the recipient(s): nekhakha-whip

Officiant(s): Hatshepsut

Position of the officiant(s): body turned left, head turned right, striding and holding a piece of cloth in the left hand in a gesture of sweeping away, the right arm lowered along the body

Costume of the officiant(s): 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

Requisites of the officiant(s): piece of cloth

Attributes of the recipient(s): fan and shrine