Hatshepsut purifiying ithyphallic Amun-Ra

Ritual category: -

Ritual type: purification

Title of the scene: Title of the scene:
mw dšrt 4 pẖr ḥȝ sp 4 ḏd-mdw sp 4 wʿb sp 2
Four dšrt-vases of water, turn around four times and say four times: it is pure, it is pure

Dating: Hatshepsut

Site: Site: Thebes: East Bank, Karnak, the Chapelle Rouge, sanctuary, north wall (KIU 1646)

Architectural part: bark shrine

Architectural element: sanctuary

Recipient(s): Amun-Ra, King of Gods

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

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

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

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): desheret-vase