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Hatshepsut's tomb inside blueprint3/21/2024 ![]() ![]() Construction of the north portico and its four or five chapels was abandoned prior to completion and consequently it was left blank. This is the oldest known scene of its type. Thus legitimizing her rule both by royal lineage and godly progeny. The north-west portico reliefs narrate the divine birth of Hatshepsut to Thutmose I, represented as Amun-Re, and Ahmose. ![]() ![]() The south-west portico depicts the expedition to the Land of Punt and the transportation of exotic goods to Thebes. The reliefs of the west porticoes of this terrace are the most notable from the mortuary temple. The west porticoes contain 22 columns arranged in two rows while the north portico contains 15 columns in a single row. The middle terrace measures 75 m (246 ft) deep by 90 m (300 ft) wide fronted by porticoes on the west and partially on the north sides. The outer ends of the porticoes hosted 7.8 m (26 ft) tall Osiride statues. The north portico’s reliefs depict Hatshepsut as a sphinx crushing her enemies, along with images of fishing and hunting, and offerings to the gods. They also depict Dedwen, Lord of Nubia and the ‘Foundation Ritual’. The south portico’s reliefs depict the transportation of two obelisks from Elephantine to the Temple of Karnak in Thebes, where Hatshepsut is presenting the obelisks and the temple to the god Amun-Re. The 25 m (82 ft) wide porticoes of the lower terrace contain 22 columns each, arranged in two rows, and feature relief scenes on their walls. This terrace featured two Persea (Mimusops schimperi) trees, two T-shaped basins which held papyri and flowers, and two recumbent lion statues on the ramp balustrade. The lower terrace measures 120 m (390 ft) deep by 75 m (246 ft) wide and was enclosed by a wall with a single 2 m (6.6 ft) wide entrance gate at the centre of its east side. Each elevated terrace was accessed by a ramp which bifurcated the porticoes. The opening feature of the temple is the three terraces fronted by a portico leading up to the temple proper, and arrived at by a 1 km (0.62 mi) long causeway that led from the valley temple. ![]()
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