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Fig. 24 Crowns usually associated with pharaoh’s (nl.pinterest.com, accessed on 2-4-2019)
This scene shows that Pedesi and Pihor were treated as gods. The reason why Aldred interprets it
as such is the Atef crown one of the brothers is wearing, which is usually worn by pharaoh’s, and
the circlets and bull’s-tail appendages of the second brother, also usually worn by pharaoh’s. The
Atef crown, as well as other crowns usually associated with pharaohs, can be seen on figure 8. Also
the false beard and the uraeus point to the important status of the depicted individual. Usually the
king would be depicted much bigger in size than his subordinates, as those higher in rank are
depicted larger in size in Egyptian decoration. In temples however there is little difference in size
between individuals as the kings and gods were of the same rank in this context. Since they were
sons of a local lord, not nearly as high a status as that of a pharaoh, it is clear that they were
elevated in status after their death and were now on of the same rank as the pharaoh. Therefore
they can be interpreted as gods (Málek and Baines 1981, 38-59).