Hatshepsut and the Apis Race: New Quartzite Relief Fragments from Dra’ Abu el-Naga

Abstract

The reconstruction of a scene sculpted on some quartzite stone fragments discovered recently at Dra’ Abu el-Naga and dating from the reign of Hatshepsut is the subject of this paper. The relief resembles the scenes known from the Red Chapel at Karnak and seems to be a part of the wdi sx.t ritual performed on the occasion of the Opet and/or Valley Festivals.

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Hassan Aglan

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  • EP ID EP477854
  • DOI 10.12775/EtudTrav.31.002
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Hassan Aglan (2018). Hatshepsut and the Apis Race: New Quartzite Relief Fragments from Dra’ Abu el-Naga. Études et Travaux (Institut des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l’Académie Polonaise des Sciences), 0(), 17-26. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-477854