On either side of the vestibule are rooms dedicated to the Theban Triad. The room on the left is dedicated to Mut. The one on the right is divided into two chambers and dedicated to Khonsu and Amun in his ithyphallic form of Amun-Min.
Between the two lies the table room. When the gods visited Luxor, real offerings were placed here to supplement those depicted on its walls. Offering tables were long used in tombs, where they served the magical purpose of providing food and drink to those spirits that resided in the tomb. In this case, the offering was given to the gods. The scenes here depict pharaoh making sacrifice to the deities that cover the walls. Once the gods had enjoyed the essence of the food, the physical offerings were distributed among the people.
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