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Fig. 25 Pharaoh offering wine (Aldred 1978, 47)
In the second scene, located on the thickness of the south jamb of the gateway, two individuals
can be seen wearing similar headdresses. The individual on the left is offering two objects shaped
like jugs to the individual on the right, who is holding a scepter in his hand. The left individual has a
human face, the individual on the right has a birds face. Based on this fact the individual on the
right can be interpreted as a god, as gods had both a human and animal form. When in human
form the gods could still be depicted with an animal head. The headdresses of both individuals can
be identified as the combined crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Both also have a uraeus.
The scene is interpreted by Aldred as the pharaoh offering two vases of wine to Horus of Miam
(the modern Aniba). The god promises the pharaoh “valor” in return. In the scene below, depicted
on a sunk relief on the gateway, a god is depicted, interpreted by Aldred as Osiris. He is described
as not being depicted in his usual mummiform guise, but as a crowned monarch. Osiris can be
recognised by his mummiform and the crook and flail he usually carries. The fact that two vases of
wine were offered is important. Drinks as offerings were often presented in two matching jars. This
symbolised the offering of Upper and Lower Egypt (Wilkinson 2007, 83-88; Aldred 1978, 46).