. Kings and gods of Egypt . day, as was ordained by her father,the lord of the gods. This address of the King was received withgreat favour by the assembly, who proclaimedthe royal name of the new Pharaoh. The royal nobles, the dignitaries, the chief officialslistened to the announcement that she possessed thedignity of daughter of the king, that she was queen ofthe South and of the North, Mail ka ri r i * p|that she would live forever. They grov- V * ^J^Aelled at her feet; they prostrated themselves at herroyal command to adore all the gods adored by herfather, King Thotmes I. Then the nekheb
. Kings and gods of Egypt . day, as was ordained by her father,the lord of the gods. This address of the King was received withgreat favour by the assembly, who proclaimedthe royal name of the new Pharaoh. The royal nobles, the dignitaries, the chief officialslistened to the announcement that she possessed thedignity of daughter of the king, that she was queen ofthe South and of the North, Mail ka ri r i * p|that she would live forever. They grov- V * ^J^Aelled at her feet; they prostrated themselves at herroyal command to adore all the gods adored by herfather, King Thotmes I. Then the nekheb or protocol of her new royal nameswas drawn up, and Amon-Ra so inspired thepriests whose duty it was to bestow these namesupon her that they chose even those that he hadgiven her already at the moment of his unionwith Queen Ahmad. After this investiture by men, Hatshopsitu hadstill tO receive her crowns from the lords of thedivine dwellings, thai is, from the gods of first ceremony represented is a ^ffeiH f^jBB^gv^g 25 26 Kings and Gods of Egypt After this, Hatshopsitu enters the sanctuary, pre-ceded by the old historical ensigns of the Egyptiannomes. She goes first to the naos of the South,where the gods Horus and Seth1 place on her headthe white crown of the South j . She then pro-ceeds to the naos of the North, where she receivesthe red crown of the North j/ . This ceremonywas called the rising of the king of the South andthe rising of the king of the North. Next, theQueen wearing the pschent W, or double crown,is seen seated on a throne between two divinitiesof the South and the North. Beneath the royalseat were placed flowers of the lotus, the plant ofthe South, and branches of papyrus, the plant ofthe North. These are tied together by cordswhich are crossed around a central pillar; the godsHorus and Seth draw the cords tight with theirhands (Fig. 4), and hold them firm with theirfeet so that lotus and papyrus may be drawntogether. This rite was
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