"Scene cut in raised relief showing King Horemheb [the last ruler of the 18th Dynasty, reigned circa 1323-1295 BCE] offering wine to Hathor as goddess of the west. The king is identified by the two cartouches placed above his head, while his action is spelled out in the vertical column of hieroglyphs in front of his figure: 'giving wine to the lady of the two lands', a title that here refers to Hathor. These hieroglyphs all face to the right in the same direction as the king's figure. The rest of the hieroglyphs in the scene face left and refer to Hathor. At the top of the scene the goddess says: 'I have come that I may be your protection.' In front of her figure the inscription runs: 'I have given to you the throne of Osiris for ever.' Behind her is the standard text: 'All life is behind her like Ra', which incorporates the ankh-sign that the goddess holds in her rear hand. Hathor wears on her head a tall falcon emblem used as a hieroglyph to write the word for 'west', showing that she is present in her aspect of the goddess of the necropolis, which lies on the west bank at Thebes, where the sun sets. In this form Hathor receives the dead and helps them make the difficult transition from this world to the next..." ― Robins, Gay, The Art of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, London, England, 2000. A painted plaster on limestone scene from the tomb of Horemheb (KV57) in the Valley of the Kings. Photo: Gay Robins https://www.instagram.com/p/CpunOgFsQms/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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