RITE_86 Thutmose III anointing ithyphallic Amun with mḏ.t-oil

Ritual category: daily ritual

Ritual type: anointing

Title of the scene: [w] mḏ.t

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

Site: Thebes: West Bank, temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Upper Terrace, Upper Courtyard, south wall

Architectural part: courtyard

Architectural element: wall

Recipient(s): ithyphallic Amun (restored)

Position of the recipient(s): turned left, standing on a pedestal with left hand raised behind and holding nekhakha-flail

Costume of the recipient(s): Amun's feather crown with a long ribbon, divine beard, mummified lower part of the body

Requisites of the recipient(s): nekhakha-flail

Attributes of the recipient(s): no attributes

Officiant(s): Thutmose III

Position of the officiant(s): turned left, striding with both arms extended forward and with hands in fists and small fingers exposed

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, wristlet on the right hand

Requisites of the officiant(s): no requisites