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West wall of the of the Shrine of King Taharqa
King Taharqa and the gods of Gamaten (the temple at Kawa). Taharqa offers a loaf, a necklace, a pectoral and a figure of Ma’at (symbol of cosmic order) to the ram-headed god Amun-Re. Behind god’s throne stand the goddesses Anukis Nethy, Satis and Anukis Ba.
North wall of the of the Shrine of King Taharqa
On the left, the god Ptah-Nun-Wer embraces King Taharqa. Further right, the king stands before Sekhmet and Nefurum-Hoahkhty, the other two gods of the Memphite Triad. Symbols representing’ life’, ’stability’ and ‘power ‘ extended symbolically towards Taharqa from god’s sceptre.
East wall of the of the Shrine of King Taharqa
King Taharqa and the gods of Thebes. He offers a ‘white loaf to his father’, Amun-Re, accompanied by Mut, Khonsu and Muntu.
Sandstone wall of King Aspelta
King Aspelta offering Ma’at (Truth) to the ram-headed god Amun-Re, who is accompanied by the goddess Anukis (left).
The doorway gave access to a small chamber between the shrine of King Taharqa and the main temple wall.
King Aspelta receives life from the god Amun-Re, who is accompanied by the goddess Mut (left).
- All quotes taken from signboards at the Ashmolean Museum
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 31st 2015
Greywacke lid of the sarcophagus of the Steward of the Treasury Ptahhotep, son of Horenpetnakht, inscribed with a text from the book of the Dead, Chapter 72.*
*From a sign board nest to the sarcophagus.
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The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way.
William Blake
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Granite gneiss ram of Amun
A figure of King Taharqa stands between the ram’s folded legs, symbolically placed under its divine protection.
From Temple T at Kawa, Late Period/Napatan, 25th Dynasty (about 680 BC).*
*From information plate next to the statue
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