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Red Granite Statue of Hatshepsut

Nicole (me) with the Red Granite Statue of Hatshepsut at The MET

In this red granite π“…“π“Œ³π“π“ŽΆ statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ of Hatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺ, she is represented in a kneeling position holding a nemset jar π“Œπ“Ί in each hand. This is a worshipping 𓇼𓄿𓀒/offering π“Š΅π“π“Šͺ𓏏𓏔𓏦 position, and hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ at the base of the statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ say that she is offering plants to Amun π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“€­.

In this statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ, Hatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺ is depicted in the White Crown π“„€π“‹‘ of Upper Egypt 𓇓 (the southern 𓇔𓅱𓏏 region of Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š–). Egyptologists/archaeologists have inferred that this statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ would have been placed on the southern 𓇔𓅱𓏏 side of her mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri 𓂦𓂋𓂦π“₯𓉐, hence why the White Crown π“„€π“‹‘ is on her head 𓁢𓏺.

Hatshepsut wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt

One thing I love about this particular statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ of Hatshepsut 𓇳𓁦𓂓 is that her Horus Name, β€œWosretkau π“„Šπ“‹΄π“π“‚“π“‚“π“‚“β€, is on the back of the statue! The name π“‚‹π“ˆ– β€œWosretkau π“„Šπ“‹΄π“π“‚“π“‚“π“‚“β€ translates to β€œThe Mighty of the Kas” or β€œThe Mighty of the Souls.”

Hatshepsut’s Horus Name, β€œWosretkau.”

Usually her given name β€œHatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺβ€œ or her throne name β€œMaatkare π“‡³π“¦π“‚“β€œ are the names that are written in inscriptions π“Ÿπ“›π“₯ and fragments of these names are also on the statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ, but they are badly damaged and difficult to photograph!