Thutmose III offering nṯrj-natron to Ptah

Jadwiga Iwaszczuk
September 22, 2023

-

offering nṯrj-natron

Title of the scene:
ṯȝ 4 nṯrj ṯȝ 4 jṯ r rȝ jṯ r ʿ pẖr ḥȝ sp 4 ḏd mdw sp 4 wʿb sp 2
Four pellets, nṯrj-natron four pellets, taking to mouth, taking to arm, going around four times,  words spoken four times: be clean, be clean

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

Site:
Thebes: East Bank, Karnak, temple of Ptah, north chapel, north wall (KIU 2341)

chapel

inner wall

Ptah (name and figure restored)

turned left, standing in the shrine with both arms extended forward and holding the was-sceptre and the djed-sceptre in both hands

tight-fitting cap, straight beard, enveloping mummiform garment with a stiff upper edge along the back of the neck

was-sceptre with djed-sign

no attributes

Thutmose III

turned right, striding with both arms extended forward and holding pots with natron pellets in both hands

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

pots with natron pellets


Relations


Relations map