Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut | ca. 1479–1458 B.C. | New Kingdom In her terraced temple at Deir el-Bahri 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓂦𓂦𓉐𓅱 “ḏsr-ḏsr.w-ı͗mm” ‘The sacred of the most sacred of Amun’, there were at least ten 𓎆 “mḏw” over life-sized kneeling statues 𓂙𓏏𓏭𓀾 “ḫnty” of Hatshepsut. She is shown as a male king 𓇓𓏏𓈖 “nsw” wearing a kilt 𓈙𓈖𓆓𓅱𓏏𓋯 “šnḏw.t” a false beard, and the white crown 𓌉𓏏𓋑 “ḥḏ.t” of Upper Egypt (as in this statue). This statue represents Hatshepsut ‘United with Amun, Foremost of Nobel Ladies’ (𓇋𓏠𓈖𓎸𓏏𓄂𓏏𓀼𓏪) “imn-ẖnmt ḥA.t-šps.wt” wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt/Southern 𓇾𓇙 “t3-šmˁ” (the south), so it may have been placed on the southern 𓇔𓏭𓈇 “rsy” side of the processional way. On the base, Hatshepsut is said to be offering fresh plants to Amun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓁩 “ı͗mn” ‘the hidden one’. On the back pillar 𓉺𓏤”iwn”, she is identified by her Horus name, Wosretkau (𓄊𓋴𓏏𓂓𓂓𓂓) “wsr.t-k3w” ‘Mighty of Kas’, which is written in a rectangular device called a serekh . One also finds fragments of her throne name, Maatkare (𓇳𓂓𓁧) “m3ˁ.t-k3-rˁ” ‘The True One of the Ka of Ra’ and her personal name, Hatshepsut, both of which are written inside oval cartouches 𓍲𓈖𓏌𓅱𓍶 “šnw”. Dynasty: Dynasty 18 Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Senenmut Quarry, MMA excavations, 1927–28 Medium: Granite Dimensions: H. 295.9 cm (116 1/2 in); w. of base 81.3 cm (32 in); d. of base 145.4 cm (57 1/4 in) shipping weight in 2006, 3175.2 kg. (7000 lbs) 𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬 📸 @egyptologylessons 𓋹𓊽𓋴𓆖𓎛𓇳𓎛 © (@metmuseum and description) 𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁 #Ancientegypt #ägypten #egyptianhistory #egyptology #hieroglyphs #egypte #egitto #埃及 #مصر #egipto #이집트 #hatshepsut #egyptianstatue #whitecrown #metropolitanmuseumofart #egyptianqueen #pharaoh (at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgg5lHXOj2t/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
