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performing ḥtp-dj-nswt ritual
jr.t ḥtp-dj-nswt wʿb sp 2-nw
Thebes: West Bank, temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Middle Terrace, Hathor Shrine, Vestibule, niche B, north wall
niche
long wall
Hathor [...] of Dendera (restored)
turned right, enthroned with arms with hands extended forward, holding ankh-sign in the left hand and was-sceptre in the right hand
long horns of a cow with a sun disk on her head, tripartite wig, wide necklace, long dress with two shoulder straps, armlets, wristlets and anklets
ankh-sign in the left hand and was-sceptre in the right hand
no attributes
Hatshepsut (erased)
turned left, striding with the right hand in gesture of recitation and the left hand holding ankh-sign
atef-crown, wesekh-collar, loin-cloth with a triangular pleated apron, belt, bull's tail
ankh-sign in the left hand
Bibliography:
- Karkowski, Janusz, Beaux, Nathalie, Majerus, Elizabeth, Pollin, Gaël, La chapelle d’Hathor. Temple d’Hatchepsout à Deir el-Bahari I. Vestibule et sanctuaires 3. Planches, Mémoires publiés par les membres de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale 129/3, Le Caire 2012, 81–83, Pl(s). 23, Fig(s). D Hathor 11; D Horus de Behedet 8
- Naville, Edouard, The Temple of Deir el-Bahari. Part IV. The Shrine of Hathor and the Southern Hall of Offerings, Memoir of the Egypt Exploration Fund 19, London 1901, 5, Pl(s). CII
- Nelson, Harold Hayden, Key Plans Showing Locations of Theban Temple Decorations, Oriental Institute Publications 56, Chicago 1941, Pl(s). XXXV [lower, 123]
- Moss, Rosalind L.B., Porter, Bertha, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings II. Theban Temples, 2nd ed., Oxford 1972, 352 [45c]