Palais d'Amenophis III, salle des quatre colonnes, paroi ouest

Item data

Title

Palais d'Amenophis III, salle des quatre colonnes, paroi ouest

Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Religion -- Ancient -- Egypt

Names

Rey, A. (Illustrator)
Lith. Kaeppelin (Lithographer)
Ricci, Alessandro, 1750-1829 (Illustrator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1844 - 1889

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

Subjects

Amenhotep III, King of Egypt
Inscriptions, Hieroglyphic
Ra (Egyptian deity)
Shrines -- Egypt
Altars -- Egypt
Incense burners and containers
Priests -- Egypt -- To 499
Sistrum -- Egypt -- To 499
Hand clapping
Censers

Genres

Prints

Notes

Handwritten: "Palace of Amenophis III - Luxor. Amenophis III, followed by priests and officers, brings offerings to the god Ammon-Ra, sitting on a throne. Among the offerings is a tiny figure of the king [upper row, center], burning incense."
Source Note: Monuments de l'Egypte et de la Nubie, d'àprès les dessins exécutés sur les lieux sous la direction de Champollion-le-jeune. (Paris : Didot, 1844-1889) Guizot, M. , Publisher. Thiers, M. , Publisher. Champollion, Jean François (1790-1832), Author.

Physical Description

Lithographs
Extent: 26.5 x 58.5 cm

Abstract

Note these details from left to right: The god Ammon-Ra is wearing a crown with two towering feathers on top. An altar made up of pillars is piled with offerings including a cattle head and haunch, as well as fruits and vegetables. The king holds two incense burners and a sheaf of papyrus stalks. A vulture spreads protective wings over the ruler's head. On the upper level, men are carrying a sculpture of the king burning incense, an incense burner, a jar of ointment, and two shrines or arks decorated with rows of sacred cobras. Below are more men carrying more shrines, incense burners and ointment pots, while the group at the front of the procession holds their hands in prayerful gestures or claps in celebration. The man in front of the first shrine shakes a rattle decorated with an animal's face. The name Amenophis is also rendered "Amenhotep" or Amunhotep". Ancient Egyptian writing indicated consonants, but not vowels, so any reconstruction of words written in hieroglyphs can only be an approximation of the real pronunciation.

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 90a50d00-c5bf-012f-3edc-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1844

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