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DEIR EL BAHAR1.
represent two women carrying vases ; one is for the
North, the other for the South. Above them is a group
which is the name of that first room of the Sanctuary:
" the house of the horizon of Amon, of Ramaka."
Plate CXL.—Beneath the queen offering wine to
the god is another speech of Thoth to Amon :—
Said by Thoth, the lord of Shmrln [Hermopolis], The king
Ramaka is come to thee, Amon Ra, lord of the thrones of
the two lands; thou art rejoiced because of this, thy daughter,
thy image, give her
. . . all life .... that is in thy possession, all thou lovest. All
thy altars are plentifully supplied ; thou receivest the gifts
with which thy ha is pleased.
. . . thou art gratified by this abundance. Her Majesty is
presenting it to thee, she brings all sorts of good things ;
her hands are pure, and she presents thee with thy victuals,
thou receivest
... on thy tables, and thou art satisfied; she puts before thee
sacred offerings and the duties of the first day of the seasons,
in the great festivals.
......her Majesty granted them anew ; when her Majesty
gave thee thy victuals she presented thee with offerings, she
caused that be given bulls
calves.....the choice of her stables, oryx, antelopes, gazelles,
........ geese
innumerable, all things good and pure in order to please thy lea
..........thy property
. . eternal, a king of Upper and Lower Egypt, with millions of
Sed periods.
.... as reward of these things she made for thee. She herself
made it for thee that she may live eternally.
Plate CXLI.—This is part of the long wall of the large
chamber of the Sanctuary on the south side. The
sculptures began with a tall Amon, in front of whom
stood the queen. She has been completely erased.
Her titles only remain, and part of the restored figure
of Amon, who makes her the usual promises.
The chief ornament of this wall was the boat of
Amon, which has now disappeared. But we can still
see before it the queen, whose name has been changed
to that of Thothmes III. She presents the god with
an altar of offerings ; she also holds up to him two
vases containing wine or milk. Behind her is a young
princess named Raneferu, said to be the daughter of
the king, who loves him. As the original king is
Hatshepsu, there can hardly be any doubt that this was
her daughter, whom she perhaps intended for the
wife of Thothmes III., her nephew. She must have
died young, for she does not appear after her mother's
death, when Thothmes III. reigned alone.
Behind the boat were the same figures which we
shall see on the wall opposite : Thothmes I. and his
queen Aahmes, Hatshepsu's father and mother, and
Thothmes II. Iter husband, all of them said to be dead.
Plate CXLII.— Tn the lower part of the wall just
above the floor we see a very interesting representation
which was continued on the other side. It is the
garden of the temple, which can hardly have been in
the immediate vicinity, in the absolutely barren and
waterless desert where the temple stands. Nevertheless,
we see three large ponds with plenty of water-fowl and
fish. The inscription on the left side reads thus:
" Ponds of milk made by her Majesty, that they may
be close to this god when he rests in Zeser Zeseru,
in order that she may live eternally." The inscription
on the right side of the ponds is very much destroyed ;
it speaks of fishing. What these ponds of milk mean
it is difficult to say, unless it be a way of indicating the
perfection of the water which they contain—it is as
good to drink as milk, for which Orientals have a
special liking.
Above the ponds is the garden, where is growing
a great quantity of that tall vegetable often seen
behind Amon, which is supposed to be lettuce.
Plate CXLII I.—The scene on the north wall was
very much alike that opposite ; but as it did not begin
with Amon, there was room in front of the boat for
Hatshepsu and Thothmes III., behind whom also came
the young princess Raneferu. A comparison of this
plate with the same scene published by Lepsius shows
the amount of destruction that has taken place. The
queen offers cold water, and the king milk.1
Plate CXLIV.—Behind the boat, which on this side
also has been destroyed, are figures in two rows. The
lower one2 shows Thothmes II. standing, with a mace
and sceptre. He is followed by his ha. He is said to
be dead. He has no queen with him, since his wife
Hatshepsu was living.
Plate GXLV.—The upper row3 shows Thothmes I.,
who is said to be dead, as well as his queen, the royal
sister, the royal wife Aahmes. In front of Thothmes I.
is a quite )'oung princess, who having an uracus had
perhaps a right to the throne. She is called Khebne-
feru, and from Lepsius's copy we learn that she is said
to be dead. She probably died before Thothmes I.
took Hatshepsu as his associate.4
Plates OXLVI. and CXLVIL—In the Sanctuary
were niches exactly on the same plan as the one
in the court. On the end wall the queen is always
See Lepsius, Denkm. iii. 20a.
- Ibid. 3 Ibid. 86.
Ibid. iii. 19.
DEIR EL BAHAR1.
represent two women carrying vases ; one is for the
North, the other for the South. Above them is a group
which is the name of that first room of the Sanctuary:
" the house of the horizon of Amon, of Ramaka."
Plate CXL.—Beneath the queen offering wine to
the god is another speech of Thoth to Amon :—
Said by Thoth, the lord of Shmrln [Hermopolis], The king
Ramaka is come to thee, Amon Ra, lord of the thrones of
the two lands; thou art rejoiced because of this, thy daughter,
thy image, give her
. . . all life .... that is in thy possession, all thou lovest. All
thy altars are plentifully supplied ; thou receivest the gifts
with which thy ha is pleased.
. . . thou art gratified by this abundance. Her Majesty is
presenting it to thee, she brings all sorts of good things ;
her hands are pure, and she presents thee with thy victuals,
thou receivest
... on thy tables, and thou art satisfied; she puts before thee
sacred offerings and the duties of the first day of the seasons,
in the great festivals.
......her Majesty granted them anew ; when her Majesty
gave thee thy victuals she presented thee with offerings, she
caused that be given bulls
calves.....the choice of her stables, oryx, antelopes, gazelles,
........ geese
innumerable, all things good and pure in order to please thy lea
..........thy property
. . eternal, a king of Upper and Lower Egypt, with millions of
Sed periods.
.... as reward of these things she made for thee. She herself
made it for thee that she may live eternally.
Plate CXLI.—This is part of the long wall of the large
chamber of the Sanctuary on the south side. The
sculptures began with a tall Amon, in front of whom
stood the queen. She has been completely erased.
Her titles only remain, and part of the restored figure
of Amon, who makes her the usual promises.
The chief ornament of this wall was the boat of
Amon, which has now disappeared. But we can still
see before it the queen, whose name has been changed
to that of Thothmes III. She presents the god with
an altar of offerings ; she also holds up to him two
vases containing wine or milk. Behind her is a young
princess named Raneferu, said to be the daughter of
the king, who loves him. As the original king is
Hatshepsu, there can hardly be any doubt that this was
her daughter, whom she perhaps intended for the
wife of Thothmes III., her nephew. She must have
died young, for she does not appear after her mother's
death, when Thothmes III. reigned alone.
Behind the boat were the same figures which we
shall see on the wall opposite : Thothmes I. and his
queen Aahmes, Hatshepsu's father and mother, and
Thothmes II. Iter husband, all of them said to be dead.
Plate CXLII.— Tn the lower part of the wall just
above the floor we see a very interesting representation
which was continued on the other side. It is the
garden of the temple, which can hardly have been in
the immediate vicinity, in the absolutely barren and
waterless desert where the temple stands. Nevertheless,
we see three large ponds with plenty of water-fowl and
fish. The inscription on the left side reads thus:
" Ponds of milk made by her Majesty, that they may
be close to this god when he rests in Zeser Zeseru,
in order that she may live eternally." The inscription
on the right side of the ponds is very much destroyed ;
it speaks of fishing. What these ponds of milk mean
it is difficult to say, unless it be a way of indicating the
perfection of the water which they contain—it is as
good to drink as milk, for which Orientals have a
special liking.
Above the ponds is the garden, where is growing
a great quantity of that tall vegetable often seen
behind Amon, which is supposed to be lettuce.
Plate CXLII I.—The scene on the north wall was
very much alike that opposite ; but as it did not begin
with Amon, there was room in front of the boat for
Hatshepsu and Thothmes III., behind whom also came
the young princess Raneferu. A comparison of this
plate with the same scene published by Lepsius shows
the amount of destruction that has taken place. The
queen offers cold water, and the king milk.1
Plate CXLIV.—Behind the boat, which on this side
also has been destroyed, are figures in two rows. The
lower one2 shows Thothmes II. standing, with a mace
and sceptre. He is followed by his ha. He is said to
be dead. He has no queen with him, since his wife
Hatshepsu was living.
Plate GXLV.—The upper row3 shows Thothmes I.,
who is said to be dead, as well as his queen, the royal
sister, the royal wife Aahmes. In front of Thothmes I.
is a quite )'oung princess, who having an uracus had
perhaps a right to the throne. She is called Khebne-
feru, and from Lepsius's copy we learn that she is said
to be dead. She probably died before Thothmes I.
took Hatshepsu as his associate.4
Plates OXLVI. and CXLVIL—In the Sanctuary
were niches exactly on the same plan as the one
in the court. On the end wall the queen is always
See Lepsius, Denkm. iii. 20a.
- Ibid. 3 Ibid. 86.
Ibid. iii. 19.