Hatshepsut consecrating electrum in front of ithyphallic Amun-Ra

Katarzyna Kapiec
September 15, 2023

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consecrating electrum

Title of the scene:
nswt ḏs.f ḫrp ḏʿm ʿȝ wr.t n Jmn nb ns.wt tȝ.wj m tpjw bȝk.w njw ḫȝs.wt nb.wt r sẖkr sḥ-nṯr šps jr.s dj ʿnḫ
The king himself consecrates the electrum, very great, to Amun, Lord of the Thrones of Two Lands, from first deliveries from all foreign countries in order to equip the noble chapel, what she does (being) given life

Dating:
Hatshepsut

Site: Thebes: East Bank, Karnak, the Chapelle Rouge, north outer wall (KIU 1405)

bark shrine

outer wall

ithyphallic Amun-Ra

turned right, ithyphallic form standing on a socle, with the lef arm hidden and the right arm raised

Officiants:
Hatshepsut

turned left, striding with the right arm extended forward holding the sekhem-sceptre and with the left hand holding the mekes-staff and the hedj-mace

Costume of the officiants:
Hatshepsut: atef-crown, false beard, wide necklace, loin-cloth with a triangular apron and a sporran-like ornament flanked by two uraei, belt, bull's tail

Amun's feather crown on a cap with a long ribbon, divine beard, wide necklace, ribbon crossed on the chest

nekhakha-whip

sekhem-sceptre, mekes-staff, hedj-sceptre

fan and shrine


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