RITE_47 Hatshepsut followed by her ka in front of an offering table

Jadwiga Iwaszczuk
December 25, 2019

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ḥtp-nṯr offering

wdn.sn ḥtp-nṯr

Thebes: West Bank, temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Upper Terrace, Complex of the Royal Cult, Vestibule of the Chapel of Hatshepsut, niche B, north wall

niche

long wall

Hatshepsut (erased) and ka of Hatshepsut (name erased)

Hatshepsut: turned right, striding with the right hand in the gesture of invocation and the left hand holding a mekes-staff and hedj-mace
ka of Hatshepsut: turned right, striding with the right hand along the body holding an ankh-sign and an ostrich feather and the right hand holding a staff

Hatshepsut: bull's tail, almost entire figure erased
ka of Hatshepsut: Horus name in serekh on a ka-sign on its head, nemes-headdress, divine beard, wesekh-collar, plain loin-cloth, belt, wristlets

Hatshepsut: mks-sign and hedj-mace in the right hand
ka of Hatshepsut: ankh-sign and an ostrich feather the right hand and staff in the right hand