TT341, the tomb of Nakhtamon

In the Theban tombs of the Ramesside period, the goddess Hathor is often represented associated with the Pharaoh, as here. She was close to Isis, and therefore often considered as the wife and the mother of Horus (which is shown in her name, Hwt-Hr, which can be translated "the house of Horus"). Her presence in the form of a cow symbolises her nourishing and protective role of the heir to the throne. In front of the cow stands the image of the pharaoh. His skin is black, the colour of the fertile soil, a symbol of rebirth. In front of him, on a pedestal, is an open lotus flower and a libation vessel.

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