Ramses III Making Incense Offering to Amun at Medinet Habu 𓂦𓂋𓏏𓋀𓏏𓏏 “ḏšr.t ı͗mnet.t” ‘the sacred west’
Notice the unique and unusual placement of the sun-disk 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳 “ı͗tn” on the top of the head 𓁷𓏤 “ḥr” of Ramses III (𓁛𓄟𓊃𓊃𓋾𓈎𓉺) “rˁ-ms-s ḥq3-iwnw”, this was reserved strictly for the gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹 “nṯrw” such as Ra, Hathor, Sekhmet, Tefnut, Khonsu, etc. Ramses III is dressed in a high status regalia and offers the state god, Amun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓁩 “ı͗mn” ‘the hidden one’, burning incense 𓊹𓌢𓏏𓂋𓏸𓏬 “snṯr” in a traditional posture of devotion.
Usermaatre-Meryamun Rameses III was the second Pharaoh 𓉐𓉼 “pr-ˁ3” ‘Great House’ of the Twentieth Dynasty in Ancient Egypt. He is thought to have reigned from 1186-1155 BC and is considered to be the last great monarch of the New Kingdom to wield any substantial authority over Egypt - Black Land - Kemet 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 “kmt”
His long reign saw the decline of Egyptian 𓂋𓐝𓎀𓀂𓀭𓏪 “rmṯ” political and economic power, linked to a series of invasions and internal economic problems, such at the rising power 𓊪𓎛𓏏𓄇𓄇 “pḥty” of the priesthood, that also plagued pharaohs before him. This coincided with a decline in the cultural sphere of Ancient Egypt.
