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HEIR EL BAITABI.
greater number of oarsmen. It was probably made of
wood, as it had to be dragged a good distance from the
landing place to the temple.
Thothmes III., although he bears his title of king, has
a subordinate position in the festival, as in the other
one which is described in the vestibule of the Hathor
shrine. He precedes the queen and he is supposed to
fulfil the office of a priest, as we see on the fourth
boat. This sentence, " the god increases the years of
his son," occurs again in the representation of the
transportation of the obelisks, after the texts referring
to the queen.
Over the second towing-boat is written : " The look-
out calls : to the right, to give a happy landing to the
sovereign with his father Anion for celebrating his
festival, called the honouring the statues of this good
god [Anion]. Worship of the dancers......"
This boat, as we said, probably tows the important
boat of the scene. This has fore and aft a rani's head,
showing it to be a boat belonging to Anion, and at
the same time it certainly contained also the queen,
whether it was as a statue, as we saw in the other
festival, or as a fan, the emblem of the lea, resting on
a throne, we cannot say. But the few signs left, which
refer to promises made to the queen by the gods, clearly
indicate the presence of the queen. On the prow,
Thothmes III. is performing some religious act. To
him also belong the legs which are seen on the stern. '<
This boat seems to be exactly similar to that on the
other side, so that it is quite possible that there were
two statues, of Anion and of the queen. However, I
should rather think that there was only one boat of
the god and queen, before which were towed the two
wooden statues of Thothmes II. ; in order to pre-
serve the symmetry, this boat has been represented
twice.
The procession which was engraved below the boats
has been entirely destroyed on this side, as well as
whatever stood between the last boat and the doorway.
Plates CXXIIL—CXXVL—This is the part of the
festival which refers to the South. In front of the
four boats were two scenes, very much erased. In
the first (pi. CXXIIL) we see a king, who is evidently
~ Thothmes III., in prayer before two sitting gods. I
should think they were Anion and the queen. The
feet are seen of a third god, whom it is impossible
to recognize. Behind the king are fragments of the
usual titles.
In the next scene ' we see Thothmes III. again. His
head is destroyed, but his body is well preserved.
Before him a long procession of priests is restored, as
well as a few lines referring to Anion, and part of the
king's titles. I believe that the king stood behind the
queen, and that all the priests of the procession were
restored by Rameses TL, as well as the lines of
vertical hieroglyphs which probably cover the figure of
Hatshepsu. It is to be noted that in the procession
one figure alone has been spared; it is one representing
a statue of Thothmes I.
Plate CXXIV.—This long line of priests marches
towards the king, but suddenly the figures are turned
the other way. It coincides with the place where the
boats appear on the upper line. We see first the two
towing-boats. The texts above are very fragmentary
and a little different :......" the ruler, the son
of Anion, who navigates towards Thebes.....
which Her Majesty made anew. Xever was made
such a thing.......let us give her health (and
grant her) millions of Sed periods." The boats are
exactly like those on the other side. The men who
are seen sitting between the oarsmen are probably the
dancers. Over the second boat are a few signs. If
they are complete, they read thus: "who loves Ra.
The god bequeaths them to the ruler and Anion in his
might......." The statue of Thothmes Ik,
with the headdress of the North, is better preserved
than that on the other side, while the boat of Anion
and the queen is completely erased.
Under the boats are two jirocessions coming from
right and left, and converginc; towards a middle scene
where stood probably the throne of the queen, similar
to that of Thothmes III. carried behind hers ; the
queen's throne has been replaced by an altar before
which stand six priests with raised hands, who say :
" Come, come, divine Lord, Anion, creator of the
two lands, to rest in Thebes." Behind them two
men sacrifice a bull.
Plate CXXV.—The other side of the procession is
much better preserved, as it shows the throne of
Thothmes III. We see first the royal attendants, the
noblemen, the friends, and the priests who are said to
be the followers of his majesty ; then comes his
1 PI. CXXI1I.—The upper line fits on the right side of the lower
greater number of oarsmen. It was probably made of
wood, as it had to be dragged a good distance from the
landing place to the temple.
Thothmes III., although he bears his title of king, has
a subordinate position in the festival, as in the other
one which is described in the vestibule of the Hathor
shrine. He precedes the queen and he is supposed to
fulfil the office of a priest, as we see on the fourth
boat. This sentence, " the god increases the years of
his son," occurs again in the representation of the
transportation of the obelisks, after the texts referring
to the queen.
Over the second towing-boat is written : " The look-
out calls : to the right, to give a happy landing to the
sovereign with his father Anion for celebrating his
festival, called the honouring the statues of this good
god [Anion]. Worship of the dancers......"
This boat, as we said, probably tows the important
boat of the scene. This has fore and aft a rani's head,
showing it to be a boat belonging to Anion, and at
the same time it certainly contained also the queen,
whether it was as a statue, as we saw in the other
festival, or as a fan, the emblem of the lea, resting on
a throne, we cannot say. But the few signs left, which
refer to promises made to the queen by the gods, clearly
indicate the presence of the queen. On the prow,
Thothmes III. is performing some religious act. To
him also belong the legs which are seen on the stern. '<
This boat seems to be exactly similar to that on the
other side, so that it is quite possible that there were
two statues, of Anion and of the queen. However, I
should rather think that there was only one boat of
the god and queen, before which were towed the two
wooden statues of Thothmes II. ; in order to pre-
serve the symmetry, this boat has been represented
twice.
The procession which was engraved below the boats
has been entirely destroyed on this side, as well as
whatever stood between the last boat and the doorway.
Plates CXXIIL—CXXVL—This is the part of the
festival which refers to the South. In front of the
four boats were two scenes, very much erased. In
the first (pi. CXXIIL) we see a king, who is evidently
~ Thothmes III., in prayer before two sitting gods. I
should think they were Anion and the queen. The
feet are seen of a third god, whom it is impossible
to recognize. Behind the king are fragments of the
usual titles.
In the next scene ' we see Thothmes III. again. His
head is destroyed, but his body is well preserved.
Before him a long procession of priests is restored, as
well as a few lines referring to Anion, and part of the
king's titles. I believe that the king stood behind the
queen, and that all the priests of the procession were
restored by Rameses TL, as well as the lines of
vertical hieroglyphs which probably cover the figure of
Hatshepsu. It is to be noted that in the procession
one figure alone has been spared; it is one representing
a statue of Thothmes I.
Plate CXXIV.—This long line of priests marches
towards the king, but suddenly the figures are turned
the other way. It coincides with the place where the
boats appear on the upper line. We see first the two
towing-boats. The texts above are very fragmentary
and a little different :......" the ruler, the son
of Anion, who navigates towards Thebes.....
which Her Majesty made anew. Xever was made
such a thing.......let us give her health (and
grant her) millions of Sed periods." The boats are
exactly like those on the other side. The men who
are seen sitting between the oarsmen are probably the
dancers. Over the second boat are a few signs. If
they are complete, they read thus: "who loves Ra.
The god bequeaths them to the ruler and Anion in his
might......." The statue of Thothmes Ik,
with the headdress of the North, is better preserved
than that on the other side, while the boat of Anion
and the queen is completely erased.
Under the boats are two jirocessions coming from
right and left, and converginc; towards a middle scene
where stood probably the throne of the queen, similar
to that of Thothmes III. carried behind hers ; the
queen's throne has been replaced by an altar before
which stand six priests with raised hands, who say :
" Come, come, divine Lord, Anion, creator of the
two lands, to rest in Thebes." Behind them two
men sacrifice a bull.
Plate CXXV.—The other side of the procession is
much better preserved, as it shows the throne of
Thothmes III. We see first the royal attendants, the
noblemen, the friends, and the priests who are said to
be the followers of his majesty ; then comes his
1 PI. CXXI1I.—The upper line fits on the right side of the lower