Two patron saints of the Theban necropolis, the deified king
Amenophis I and his mother, Queen Ahmosi Nefertari, are represented
in the tomb of Nebamun and Imiseba, as well as in other Theban
tombs. These popular saints were occasionally carried out of their
shrines in the portable palanquins shown in this plate. During
these processions, offerings were made to the saints who could
pronounce oracles. The king is shielded by a sunshade, the queen by
a canopy.
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