The Lord of crowning's, Amenhotep
Amenhotep III is seated on a throne in front of the palace, facing right. The blue crown (the Khepresh) on his head is crowned with a solar disc between two uraei cobras, each encircled by the Shen ring. He wields the crook and flail, pharaonic symbols of authority, in one hand, and the ankh, a symbol of life, in the other. He has a usekh necklace on his neck and bracelets on his arms and wrists. His long white skirt has a thick belt around the waist.
Tiy, his great royal wife, stands behind him, dressed in a magnificent white gown with a long crimson sash knotted around her waist. Her head has a base on which two tall straight feathers are attached. She also wears a double urus headband. She also possesses a flail in her left hand; the diminutive size of her arm may be owing to a lack of space in which to exhibit it more organically. Her other arm is parallel to her torso, and she holds an ankh cross and a lotus flower in her hand. The royal pair is represented in front of an Ameneminet, which is positioned on a kind of pedestal. Ameneminet is depicted wearing a long skirt with a ribbon over his shoulder for support. He has a shaven head and wears the usekh necklace. There is a stand between him and the king on which offerings are placed, and over which Ameneminet pours a stream of purifying water from a flask held in his right hand. He is holding a censer with his other hand. A giant yellow text rectangle appears above his head, with the following message written in colourful hieroglyphs.
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