Egypt: Temples of Abydos - Smit & Palarczyk
The goddess Sekhmet, daughter of Re, wife of Ptah and mother of Nefertem is associated with the lioness and takes its attributes as dangerous power but also maternal instinct. Sekmet has the body of a woman and the head of a lioness. Nefertem Chapel at Abydos ~ by Paul Smit
Egypt: Tombs of Luxor - Smit & Palarczyk
'Flutist in Kheruef's tomb at Luxor.' This relief detail in the tomb of Kheruef shows a flutist who performs on the occasion of the First Jubilee (heb sed) festival of Amenhotep III, whose cartouche can be seen at the top of the picture. Kheruef was steward of Queen Tiy, the wife of Amenhotep III, and played an important role during festivals. His (unfinished) tomb (TT 192) can be found in the Asasif Necropolis on the Westbank at Luxor. It is one of the socalled "Tombs of the Nobles".
