RITE_76 Hatshepsut presenting offering to Nekhbet

Ritual category: -

Ritual type: presenting offerings

Title of the scene: no title

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

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

Architectural part: niche

Architectural element: long wall

Recipient(s): Nekhbet, the White of Nekhen, Lady of Heaven, Beloved of Amun-Ra, King of Gods (restored)

turned left, 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): white crown with ostrich feathers on two sides, 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 right, striding with an object in the right hand and the left hand holding a mks-staff

atef-crown, wesekh-collar, loin-cloth with a triangular pleated apron, belt, bull's tail

Requisites of the officiant(s): an object in the right hand