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leading four calves
ḥw.t bḥs.w
Thebes: West Bank, temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Upper Terrace, Upper Courtyard, west wall
courtyard
wall
ithyphallic Amun-Ra (restored)
turned left, standing on a pedestal with left hand raised behind and holding nekhakha-flail
Amun's feather crown with a long ribbon, divine beard, mummified lower part of the body
nekhakha-flail
no attributes
Hatshepsut (replaced with Thutmose II)
turned right, striding with the right hand along the body, slightly back and holding a staff and the left hand extended forward and holding four calves on ropes
atef-crown, wesekh-collar, falcon jacket, sendyt-kilt, belt, bull's tail, wristlets
staff in the right hand and four ropes in the left hand
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