RITE_123 Hatshepsut presenting offerings to cow-headed Hathor

Ritual category: -

Ritual type: performing ḥtp-dj-nswt ritual

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

Site: Thebes: West Bank, temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Middle Terrace, Hathor Shrine, Vestibule, niche D, east wall

Architectural part: niche

Architectural element: long wall

Recipient(s): Hathor, Lady of tp-jḥw, Lady of Heaven, Lady of Two Lands

Position of the recipient(s): turned right, enthroned with arms with hands extended forward, holding ankh-sign in the left hand and was-sceptre in the right hand

Costume of the recipient(s): long horns of a cow with a sun disk with two ostrich feathers on her head, tripartite wig, wide necklace, long dress with two shoulder straps, armlets, wristlets and anklets

Requisites of the recipient(s): ankh-sign in the left hand and was-sceptre in the right hand

Attributes of the recipient(s): no attributes

Officiant(s): Hatshepsut (erased)

Position of the officiant(s): turned left, striding with the right hand in gesture of recitation and the left hand holding ankh-sign

Costume of the officiant(s): atef-crown, wesekh-collar, loin-cloth with a triangular pleated apron and a sporran-like ornament flanked by two uraei, belt, bull's tail

Requisites of the officiant(s): ankh-sign in the left hand