EGYPTIAN
ARCHAEOLOGY
Probable depiction of the deified Amenhotep I as a youth from the inner court of K93.11. The ink graffito mentions the word maHat -‘tomb’
Fragment from K93.12 depicting the flagpoles of a temple pylon, presumably Karnak or Meniset, the temple of Amenhotep I and Ahmose-Nefertari in Dra Abu el-Naga
Nefertari were most probably carried from their temple up to the tombs of the High Priests, who, naturally, were empowered to (re-)direct the festival’s course. One fragment of Ramsesnakht’s relief material suggests, moreover, the existence of a small cult installation for Amenhotep I in the inner court of K93.11 which could
have been the cultic focus of the shrines’ visit. It shows the face and forehead of the deified Amenhotep I in his rare iconography as a youth and might be part of a mural cult image of the king. Furthermore, it has a hieratic ink graffito mentioning the word ‘tomb’ (maHat) – which might
Satellite image illustrating the suggested processional connection between the tomb complex of K93.11/K93.12 and the temple Meniset (red) and Meniset’s central axis (yellow). The yellow circle on the far right indicates the lateral gateway of the temple of Seti I. Photograph © GoogleEarth 16