Hathor
Sacred Ceremony with Sistrum
“We play the tambourine for your ka,
We dance for your majesty
We exalt you – to the height of heaven.
You are the Mistress of Sekhem, the menat and the sistrum
The Mistress of Music for whose ka one lays
We praise your majesty every day
From dusk until the Earth grows light,
We rejoice in your countenance, O Mistress of Dendera.
We praise you with song.
You are the lady of Jubilation, the Mistress of the Iba dance,
The Lady of Music, the Mistress of Harp playing,
The Lady of Dancing, the Mistress of Tying on Garlands,
The Lady of Myrrh and the Mistress of Leaping.
We glorify your majesty – we give praise before your face.
We exalt your power over the Gods and Goddesses.
You are the Lady of Hymns,
The Mistress of the Library – the Great Seshat.
At the head of the Mansion of Records,
We propitiate your majesty every day.
Your heart rejoices at hearing our songs.
We rejoice when we see you, day by day.
Our hearts are jubilant when we see your majesty,
You are the Lady of Garlands, the Mistress of Dance
The Lady of Unending Drunkenness.
We rejoice before your face, we play for your ka.
Your heart rejoices over our performance.
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-Hymn of the Seven Hathors
From the Temple of Dendera (circa 1500 BC)
"My perfume is the incense
which my mother Hathor uses for her censing,
My efflux is the sacred oil
which my mother Hathor uses for her flesh...
My intestines are the beads of her menit
which my mother Hathor places at her throat,
And my hands are her sistrum
which my mother Hathor
Uses for her contentment."
The Egyptian Coffin Text, (A de Buch, The Egyptian Coffin Text, 7 vols. Chigago 1935-1961)
So speaks Ihy the blessed child of Hathor, describing this wonderful body given to him by the goddess Hathor his mother. A scented body like the goddess, adorned with her ritual jewellery, her power residing in the depth of his belly.
Hathor - Sacred Ceremony with sistrum was created Spirit inspired with automatic drawing. This painting carries a very powerful energy of sacred ceremony and it’s a devotional piece born from my love to Het-Hert (Hathor).
The original painting is not for sale.
Hathor - Sacred Ceremony with sistrum. Oil, Judaic bitumen, traditional icon painting gold leaf application with bole, 102 x 64.5 cm. 2020
