E. Recess

The Goddess Isis leading Nefertari

On the north part of the west wall of the Recess, Osiris is portrayed as a Djed-pillar, holding the crook and flail.

Around the corner on the North Wall of the Recess, The Goddess Isis leading Nefertari forward. On her head, Isis is crowned with a uraeus encircled sun disk between her cow horns.

Nefertari is robed in a long white gown and barefoot. She is wearing her full crown with vulture headdress and long double plumes, and adorned with cobra earings.

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Isis Dd mdw in As.t m-a i ir.t Hm.t nsw.t wr.t (Nfr.t-iry mr(y).t n Mw.t)| [mAa(.t)-xrw] n S.t m tA Dsr Words spoken by Isis: By my hand, come, Great Wife of the King, Nefertari Meritenmut, true of voice, to a place in the sacred land. Nefertari Hm.t nsw.t wr.t nb.t tA.wy (Nfr.t-iry mr(y).t n Mw.t)| mAa(.t)-xrw xr Wsir nTr aA Great Wife of the King, Lady of the Two Lands, Nefertari Meritenmut (Beloved of the Goddess Mut), true of voice, in the presence of Osiris, the great god.’ Isis leading Nefertari, Photo: Ernesto Schiaparelli (1904), see “La Tomba di Nofretari Mirinmut,” Relazione sui lavori della missione archeologica italiana in Egitto, Volume 1 (Torino, G. Chiantore, 1923), 71.

Horus leading Isis

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Horus Dd mdw in Hrw-sa-As.t Words spoken by Horus, the Son of Isis (Harsiese): Nefertari Hm.t nsw.t wr.t nb.t tA.wy (Nfr.t-iry mr(y).t n Mw.t)| mAa(.t)-xrw anx.ti xr Wsir nTr aA Great Wife of the King, Lady of the Two Lands, Nefertari Meritenmut (Beloved of the Goddess Mut), true of voice, alive, in the presence of Osiris, the great god. Horus leading Nefertari, Photo: Ernesto Schiaparelli (1904), see “La Tomba di Nofretari Mirinmut,” Relazione sui lavori della missione archeologica italiana in Egitto, Volume 1 (Torino, G. Chiantore, 1923), Plate XVIII.

Khepri, Nekhbet, Hathor, and Re‘-Horakhty

On the east wall of the recess, on the left is the scarab-faced deity, Khepri, seated, holding a was-scepter in his right hand, and an ankh in his left. Khepri is the rising sun. Over the doorway, holding shen symbols in its claws, is a vulture, which the caption identifies as the goddess Nekhbet. To the right of the door is the goddess Hathor, with the symbol for the west is tucked into her headband. She is seated behind Re‘-Horakhty, falcon headed, with sun disk encircled by a uraeus. In a Hathor is touching Re‘-Horakhty's headress with her right hand and holding Re‘-Horakhty's right arm with her left. He is He is holding a was-scepter in his left hand, and an ankh in his right. Through the doorway, we see the gods Atum and Osiris.

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Above Khepri left to right Dd mdw Di.n[=i] n[=T] nHH mi-Ra Words Spoken: “I have given to you nHH-eternity, like Re‘” Dd mdw Di.n[=i] n[=T] xaa Ra m p.t Words Spoken: “I have given to you the appearance of Re‘ in Heaven.” Dd mdw Di.n[=i] n[=T] s.t m tA Dsr Words Spoken: “I have given to you a place in the sacred land xpri Hr(y)-ib dp.t=f nTr aA Khepri, who dwells in his boat, the great god. With Nekhbet Above Hathor Hw.t-Hr Hr.t-tp/Hry.t-tp was.t nTr.w nb.w Hnw.t nTr.w nb.w Hathor, Chieftainess of Thebes, Mistress of all the gods Above Re‘-Horackty Ra-Hrw-Ax.ty nTr aA Re‘-Horackty, the great god Re‘-Horackty's words right to left Dd mdw: di.n(=i) s.t imy tA Dsr Words spoke: I give to you a place among the sacred land Dd mdw: di.n(=i) aHaw n ra I give to you the lifetime of (as long as that of) Re‘ Dd mdw: di.n(=i) D.t m anx Dd wAs I give to you eternity with life, stability and dominion Photo: Ernesto Schiaparelli (1904), see “La Tomba di Nofretari Mirinmut,” Relazione sui lavori della missione archeologica italiana in Egitto, Volume 1 (Torino, G. Chiantore, 1923), Plate XVII.