RITE_72 Thutmose III purifying Sokar

Ritual category: daily ritual

Ritual type: purification

Title of the scene: mw nms.t pẖr ḥȝ sp 4 ḏd mdw Skr wʿb sp 2

Dating: Original: Hatshepsut  |  Erasures: Amarna period (name and figure of Sokar)  |  Restorations: post-Amarna period (name and figure of Sokar)

Site: Thebes: West Bank, temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Middle Terrace, Lower Shrine of Anubis, Sanctuary, east wall

Architectural part: sanctuary

Architectural element: long wall

Recipient(s): Sokar, Lord of Cavern (restored)

Position of the recipient(s): turned right, striding with the left hand slightly extended forward and holding a was-sceptre and the right hand along the body and holding an ankh-sign

Costume of the recipient(s): tripartite wig, wide necklace, tunic with two shoulder straps, belt, bull's tail, armlets and wristlets

ankh-sign in the right hand and was-sceptre in the left hand

Attributes of the recipient(s): no attributes

Officiant(s): Thutmose III

Position of the officiant(s): turned left, striding with both hands raised and holding a nemeset-vase

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

Requisites of the officiant(s): nemeset-vase in both hands