Thutmose III anointing Ptah with myrrh

Ritual category: -

Ritual type: anointing with myrrh

Title of the scene:
wrḥ m ʿntjw jr.f dj ʿnḫ mj Rʿ ḏ.t
Anointing with mirrh, he made being alive like Ra forever

Dating: Dating:
Original: Thutmose III  |  Erasures: Amarna period (figure, name and epithets of Ptah)  |  Restorations: post-Amarna period (figure, name and epithets of Ptah)

Site: Site:
Thebes: East Bank, Karnak, temple of Ptah, north chapel, west wall (KIU 2344)

Architectural part: chapel

Architectural element: inner wall

Recipient(s): Ptah, Lord of Maat, King of the Two Lands (name and figure restored)

Position of the recipient(s): turned right, standing in the shrine with both arms extended forward and holding the was-sceptre and the djed-sceptre in both hands

Costume of the recipient(s): tight-fitting cap, straight beard, enveloping mummiform garment with a stiff upper edge along the back of the neck

Requisites of the recipient(s): was-sceptre with djed-sign

Attributes of the recipient(s): no attributes

Officiant(s): Thutmose III

Position of the officiant(s): turned left, striding with both arms extended forward over Ptah and holding a vase with antjw

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

Requisites of the officiant(s): no requisites