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SHEINB OJ? ANUBIS.
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a scene in a perfect state of preservation. Thothmes
III., painted dark red, offers two vases of wine,
h ""TT £& arp, to the god Sokaris. ^^ w ] | ^^
Selceri neter da neb pet, " Sokaris the great god, the
lord of the sky." Sokaris is one of the forms of
Osiris. He is generally represented as here, under
the form of a man with a hawk's head. The formulae
consist of promises of health, joy, and millions of Sed
periods.
Beneath is the entrance to the Northern niche. The
inscriptions contained the cartouches of Hatshepsu
and of her nephew. Everything referring to the
queen on the lintel and on the door-posts has been
erased, while the names and titles of Thothmes III.
have been respected.
Plate XLI.—The Three Sides op the Northern
Niche. The Northern niche was dedicated to Anubis;
while opposite to it the Southern one had Anion for
its god. We have on this plate the three sides of
the niche. At the end stands the god Anubis ; the
queen, who was before him, is now completely
destroyed. On the two sides are the goddesses of
INorth and South. The goddess of the South, _L J
NeMebt, promises the queen «JiL ^-=^ qent neb, " all
power," j nekht neb, " all strength, f q 4j
dhd-a, " my duration." The goddess of the North,
Q Tept, on the right, promises also power, strength
and joy. It is to be remarked that, although the
goddesses speak to the queen, the pronoun to thee
^2 tu n(a) nil, " I will
give thee."
Plate XLII.—Architraves of the Hypostyle Hall.
The inscriptions of the architraves in the Vestibule
contain nothing except the name of the queen, who
is said to be a worshipper of Amon and Anubis, the
two gods to whom the shrine was dedicated.
PLATES XLIII.-XLV.
INNER CHAMBERS OF THE NORTHERN SPEOS, OR THE SHRINE OF ANUBIS.
Leaving the Hypostyle Hall, we enter the Shrine,
which opens out of the western wall. It consists
of two separate chambers, the second being at right
angles to the first. In the western wall of the second,
exactly as in the chapel of Thothmes I., is a raised
niche. In the first chamber, which is the larger, we
see several representations of Amon standing; the
figures of the queen who was officiating before him
are destroyed. Amon holds here a similar position to
that which he occupies in the Altar Court. He is the
god of the whole temple, but he allows a shrine or
altar to be dedicated to another god, Anubis; this
explains why he is figured at the entrance to this
shrine, as on the door and in the Vestibule leading
to the Altar Court belonging to Harmakhis.
Plate XLIII.—End Wall of Second Chamber. In
the second chamber, we see at the end Anubis and a
goddess, K^l T ^^ Rat hor her tep set, " Hathor,
the lady of the mountain." They both promise to
the queen, who stood between them, long life and
protection.
Plates XLTV. and XLV.—Eastern Wall of Second
Chamber. The side walls of the second chamber were
decorated almost exactly like those of the chapel of
Thothmes I., to which we may refer (pis. ix.-xi.).
The scenes of offerings are well known. First comes
Anubis, twice represented, to whom probably were
offered grains of frankincense called 3 bet (compare
pi. ix.). After him comes Osiris, who receives four
red vases of water (compare pi. xi.). In the next
scene it is Thothmes III. who officiates; his head is
beautifully sculptured, and in a very good state of
preservation. He offers four vases, called hun or
nem, to Sokaris, who is called here ^S? ^z? <~» '
Selceri neb qerert, " Sokaris, lord of the cave."
In the last scene we see the queen again. She opens
the shutters of the shrine of Phtah and draws away
the veil from the face of the god (compare pi. xi.).
11
a scene in a perfect state of preservation. Thothmes
III., painted dark red, offers two vases of wine,
h ""TT £& arp, to the god Sokaris. ^^ w ] | ^^
Selceri neter da neb pet, " Sokaris the great god, the
lord of the sky." Sokaris is one of the forms of
Osiris. He is generally represented as here, under
the form of a man with a hawk's head. The formulae
consist of promises of health, joy, and millions of Sed
periods.
Beneath is the entrance to the Northern niche. The
inscriptions contained the cartouches of Hatshepsu
and of her nephew. Everything referring to the
queen on the lintel and on the door-posts has been
erased, while the names and titles of Thothmes III.
have been respected.
Plate XLI.—The Three Sides op the Northern
Niche. The Northern niche was dedicated to Anubis;
while opposite to it the Southern one had Anion for
its god. We have on this plate the three sides of
the niche. At the end stands the god Anubis ; the
queen, who was before him, is now completely
destroyed. On the two sides are the goddesses of
INorth and South. The goddess of the South, _L J
NeMebt, promises the queen «JiL ^-=^ qent neb, " all
power," j nekht neb, " all strength, f q 4j
dhd-a, " my duration." The goddess of the North,
Q Tept, on the right, promises also power, strength
and joy. It is to be remarked that, although the
goddesses speak to the queen, the pronoun to thee
^2 tu n(a) nil, " I will
give thee."
Plate XLII.—Architraves of the Hypostyle Hall.
The inscriptions of the architraves in the Vestibule
contain nothing except the name of the queen, who
is said to be a worshipper of Amon and Anubis, the
two gods to whom the shrine was dedicated.
PLATES XLIII.-XLV.
INNER CHAMBERS OF THE NORTHERN SPEOS, OR THE SHRINE OF ANUBIS.
Leaving the Hypostyle Hall, we enter the Shrine,
which opens out of the western wall. It consists
of two separate chambers, the second being at right
angles to the first. In the western wall of the second,
exactly as in the chapel of Thothmes I., is a raised
niche. In the first chamber, which is the larger, we
see several representations of Amon standing; the
figures of the queen who was officiating before him
are destroyed. Amon holds here a similar position to
that which he occupies in the Altar Court. He is the
god of the whole temple, but he allows a shrine or
altar to be dedicated to another god, Anubis; this
explains why he is figured at the entrance to this
shrine, as on the door and in the Vestibule leading
to the Altar Court belonging to Harmakhis.
Plate XLIII.—End Wall of Second Chamber. In
the second chamber, we see at the end Anubis and a
goddess, K^l T ^^ Rat hor her tep set, " Hathor,
the lady of the mountain." They both promise to
the queen, who stood between them, long life and
protection.
Plates XLTV. and XLV.—Eastern Wall of Second
Chamber. The side walls of the second chamber were
decorated almost exactly like those of the chapel of
Thothmes I., to which we may refer (pis. ix.-xi.).
The scenes of offerings are well known. First comes
Anubis, twice represented, to whom probably were
offered grains of frankincense called 3 bet (compare
pi. ix.). After him comes Osiris, who receives four
red vases of water (compare pi. xi.). In the next
scene it is Thothmes III. who officiates; his head is
beautifully sculptured, and in a very good state of
preservation. He offers four vases, called hun or
nem, to Sokaris, who is called here ^S? ^z? <~» '
Selceri neb qerert, " Sokaris, lord of the cave."
In the last scene we see the queen again. She opens
the shutters of the shrine of Phtah and draws away
the veil from the face of the god (compare pi. xi.).