Hatshepsut (erased) purifying ithyphallic Amun-Ra

Ritual category: -

Ritual type: purification

Title of the scene: Title of the scene:
m[w nmst 4 pẖr ḥȝ] sp [4] ḏd[-mdw] sp 4 [wʿb] sp [2]
[Four nms.t-vases of] wat[er, turn around four] times [and s]ay four times: [it is pure, it is pure]

Dating: Original: Hatshepsut  |  Erasures: Thutmose III (figure, name and epithets of Hatshepsut) 

Site: Site: Thebes: East Bank, Karnak, the Chapelle Rouge, sanctuary, north wall (KIU 1645)

Architectural part: bark shrine

Architectural element: sanctuary

Recipient(s): Amun-Ra, Lord of Heaven

Position of the recipient(s): turned left, ithyphallic form standing on a socle, with the right arm hidden and the left arm raised

Officiant(s): Hatshepsut (erased)

Position of the officiant(s): Position of the officiant(s):
turned right, striding with and arm extended forward in a gesture of purification, holding the nemset-vase with running water

Costume of the officiant(s): traces of a loin-cloth with a triangular apron (other details lost)

Costume of the recipient(s): cap, divine beard, wide necklace, ribbon crossed on the chest

Attributes of the recipient(s): fan and shrine

Requisites of the officiant(s): nemset-vase