RITE_85 Thutmose III purifying Amun-Ra with mw dšrt

Ritual category: daily ritual

Ritual type: purification

Title of the scene: [mw] dšr.t pẖr ḥȝ sp 4 ḏd mdw sp 4 wʿb sp 2

Dating: Original: Hatshepsut  |  Erasures: Amarna period (figure, name and titles of Amun-Ra)  |  Restorations: post-Amarna period (figure, name and titles of Amun-Ra)

Site: Thebes: West Bank, temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Upper Terrace, Main Sanctuary of Amun, Statue Room, north wall

Architectural part: room

Architectural element: long wall

Recipient(s): Amun-Ra, King of All Gods (restored)

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

Costume of the recipient(s): Amun's feather crown with a long ribbon, divine beard, wide necklace, tunic with two shoulder straps, bull's tail

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): Thutmose III

Position of the officiant(s): turned left, striding with both hand extended forward

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

Requisites of the officiant(s): unpreserved