The Scenes of Ramesses III on the eighth Pylon at Karnak: following in the footsteps of Ramesses II

The article describes the scenes from Rameses III that decorate the two lower registers of the north face of the west tower of the eighth pylon at Karnak, and analizes their most relevant iconographic elements. Among them, those present in the scenes of the central register stand out, as they depict...

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Autores: Costa i Llerda, Salvador, García, Jordi, Magadán, María Teresa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2072/530075
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/2072/530075
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Egipte -- Reis i sobirans
Temples -- Egipte
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Sumario:The article describes the scenes from Rameses III that decorate the two lower registers of the north face of the west tower of the eighth pylon at Karnak, and analizes their most relevant iconographic elements. Among them, those present in the scenes of the central register stand out, as they depict, in a schematic way, the ceremonial of renewal of the power of Rameses III as king of the Two Lands. It is stated that these scenes follow the same pattern previously established by his illustrious predecessor, Rameses II.