Thutmose III striking four times in choice of meat from bull's foreleg before Amun[-Ra] and Ptah

Ritual category: -

Ritual type: striking four times

Title of the scene:
[jḥwt ʿ] sp 4 r stp ḫpš n Jmn-Ra nb p.t
[striking] four times in choice of meat from bull's foreleg for Amun-Ra, Lord of Heaven

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

Site: Site:
Thebes: East Bank, Karnak, temple of Ptah, courtyard, east wall (KIU 3508)

Architectural part: hypostyle hall

Architectural element: inner wall

Recipient(s): [A]mun[-Ra] (restored)

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

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

Requisites of the recipient(s): no requisites

Attributes of the recipient(s): was-sceptre, ankh-sign

God's companion(s): Ptah, Lord of Heaven (restored)

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

Requisites of the god's companion(s): no requisites

Attributes of the god's companion(s): was-sceptre, djed-sign

Officiant(s): Thutmose III

Position of the officiant(s): turned left, striding with both arms extended forward and holding the sḫm-sceptre in the right hand and the mks-staff and the ḥḏ-sceptre in the left hand

Costume of the officiant(s): jbs-wig, sšd-circlet, false-beard, wide necklace, jacket with one strap, loin-cloth with a triangular apron and a sporran-like ornament flanked by two uraei, belt, bull's tail

Requisites of the officiant(s): sḫm-sceptre, mks-staff, ḥḏ-sceptre