RITE_61 Hathor, Khnum and goddess leading Hatshepsut to Amun-Ra and Atum, behind her a text about journey of Hatshepsut with Thutmose I, behind Atum, Seshat and another divinity writing the name of Hatshepsut

Jadwiga Iwaszczuk
December 27, 2019

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introduction

unpreserved

Thebes: West Bank, temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Middle Terrace, Middle Portico North (Birth Portico), west wall

portico

wall

Atum and Amun-Ra

Atum: turned right, striding with the right hand slightly extended forward and holding was-sceptre and the left hand along the body and holding an ankh-sign
Amun-Ra: erased

Atum: double crown, wide necklace, half-pleated kilt, belt, bull's tail
Amun-Ra: erased

Atum: ankh-sign in the left hand and was-sceptre in the right hand
Amun-Ra: erased

no attributes

Hathor, Khnum (completely erased), Lord of Heaven (completely erased), divinity (completely erased), Seshat and divinity (completely erased)

Hathor: turned right, standing with the right hand along the body holding was-sceptre and the left hand slightly extended forward and holding an ankh-sign
goddess: completely erased
Khnum: completely erased
divinity: completely erased
Seshat: turned left, enthroned with the right hand holding a pen and the left hand - a palette
divinity: completely erased

Hathor: horns of a cow with a sun disk and a uraeus pendant on her head, tripartite wig, wide necklace, long dress with two shoulder straps
goddess: completely erased
Khnum: completely erased
divinity: completely erased
Seshat: erased, with an emblem on her head
divinity: completely erased

Hathor: no requisites
goddess: completely erased
Khnum: completely erased
divinity: completely erased
Seshat: a pen in the right hand and a palette in the left hand
divinity: completely erased

Hathor: no attributes
goddess: completely erased
Khnum: completely erased
divinity: completely erased
Seshat: no attributes
divinity: completely erased

Hatshepsut (erased)

turned left, striding with and the left hand extended forward

khepresh-crown, wesekh-collar, plain loin-cloth, bull's tail

ankh-sign the right hand

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