ABSTRACT
The pylon is sculptured with figures of some of the nomes of Egypt carrying offerings, while above are representations of Amenardys performing religious rites in the presence of Amon and Mut. The text above the doorway states that the chapel was for the benefit of childless women and expectant mothers as well as for the cure of diseases. Many pilgrims seem to have resorted to the shrine, and deposited votive offerings in the form of figures of gods. The colonnade is now destroyed, evidently by a fire which occurred in Christian times when the chapel was used as a storehouse. The stones of the court still bear the marks of the fire, which destroyed many of the scenes both there and in the sanctuary. The scenes are funerary in character, and show Shepenupt making offerings to the dead Amenard ys and to the gods of the dead.
