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Fig. 28 Procession of the marsh gods (Aldred 1978, 38-39)
In this picture four individuals can be seen. The figure on the right has a headdress that mostly
resembles the blue crown. Therefore he can be identified as the pharaoh. All individuals hold large
items in their hand, although they are difficult to recognise. They hold the items the same way the
pharaoh presents his items in the scenes in which he makes offerings to the gods. This could mean
the individuals in this scene are carrying the goods in their hands as offerings of some kind or
presenting them to someone. This scene, found as a dado carved in a raised relief in the pronaos,
was interpreted by Aldred as the pharaoh leading a procession of marsh gods and field goddesses.
They were bearing the produce of the Nile into the temple. This theory is supported by the way in
which the items are held. It is likely that the appearance of the pronaos mixed with the function of
the hypostyle hall in this case, which might be related to the size of the temple as a whole (Aldred
1978, 38)