File:Second Pylon of the Great Temple (Thebes and its five greater temples - plate 7).jpg
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DescriptionSecond Pylon of the Great Temple (Thebes and its five greater temples - plate 7).jpg |
English: " (This photograph) represents the gateway and the western tower. On the base of the jams of the former (which is of red granite) is an inscription, which translated is as follows: -- "Rameses made this building for his father Amunre, and erected for him this fine gateway of good blocks of granite stone, the door itself of wood, embellished with plates of pure gold... for his good name (Rameses), Amunre rejoicing to behold it." =-- Wilkinson On the tower we see the colossal figure of the king Rameses, wearing the crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, and leading his prisoners captive. A careful examination of the wall will show that they are led by a rope, grasped in the right hand, the left arm being extended.
The oval, or cartouche, with the king's name, will be noticed just above the eccentric-looking crown. The dimensions of this court are about 110 by 135 feet. Thte towers of the pylons are connected by two colonnades, that on the western side being formed of columns bearing bell-shaped capitals. Two of these are to be seen on the left of the picture. The original height of the corridor can be judged from the fact that the floor of the gateway is bare, and not piled up with rubbish, as is the first pylon through which this court is entered. This portion of the temple must have been very imposing in its pristine condition, if the history of its decorations, as described on its walls, are to be believed." |
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Source | Thebes and its five greater temples, (London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1876) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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