The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria . iptions in whichAmenothes claimed them boastingly as his work. Triumphal processions pass-ing along this route from Luxor to Karnak would at length reach the greatcourt before the temple of Amon, or, by turning a little to the right afterpassing the temple of Maut, would arrive in front of the southern facade,near the two gilded obelisks whose sjjlendour once rejoiced the heart of thefamous Hatshopsitu. Thutmosis III. was also determined on his part to spareno expense to make the temple of his god of proportions suitable to the patronof
The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria . iptions in whichAmenothes claimed them boastingly as his work. Triumphal processions pass-ing along this route from Luxor to Karnak would at length reach the greatcourt before the temple of Amon, or, by turning a little to the right afterpassing the temple of Maut, would arrive in front of the southern facade,near the two gilded obelisks whose sjjlendour once rejoiced the heart of thefamous Hatshopsitu. Thutmosis III. was also determined on his part to spareno expense to make the temple of his god of proportions suitable to the patronof so vast an empire. Not only did he complete those portions which his pre-decessors had merely sketched out, but on the south side towards Ashirii healso built a long row of pylons, now half ruined, on which he engraved, accordingto custom, the list of nations and cities which he had subdued in Asia and Drawn by Bouilier, from a photograph by Beato. Champollion, Monuments de IEgijpte et de la Nuhie, vol. ii. p. 20.). THE TOMB OF AMENOTBES III. :5()f>. THE SACBEU LAKE AXD THE SOVTHERX PART OF THE TEMPLE 0[ KARNAK. -m^:^ ;*§?si*^ Africa. To the east of the temple he rebuilt^. some ancient structures, tlie largest ofwhich served as a halting-place forprocessions, and he enclosed the wholewitli a stone rampart. The outline of the sacred lake, on which the mystic boatswere launched on the nights of festivals, was also made more symmetrical, andits margin edged witli ^ By these alterations the harmonious pro-portion between the main buildings and the facade had been destroyed, and tlieexterior wall was now too wide for the pylon at the entrance. Amenothes this defect by erecting in front a fourth pylon, which was loftier,larger, and in all re.^pects more worthy to stand before the enlarged walls were partially covered with battle-scenes, which informed all be-holders of the glory of the conqueror. Progress had been no less marked on the left bank
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