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The gods bestow life. New material for the study of divine processions in the Vestibule of the Chapel of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari

2018, 27, No. 2

University of Warsaw, Faculty of Oriental Studies


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21.12.2018

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Abstract

The decoration of the Vestibule of the Chapel of Hatshepsut in the queen’s temple in Deir el-Bahari resembles the decoration of the square antechamber known from the pyramid temples of the Old and Middle Kingdoms. However, the original decorative program of the vestibule, especially with regard to the processions of divinities, is obscured by changes and damage attributable to different periods. Two new blocks, proposed for the west wall of the vestibule, contribute new information on the relief decoration from the time of Hatshepsut. Egyptological studies of the decoration of the vestibule have also enabled a revision of the suggested architrave arrangement in this chamber.

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