Palace of Ma'at

The "palace of Ma'at" served as the central sanctuary of Karnak. It was located within the Thutmoside core of the temple and protected the successive central bark shrines of Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, and Philip Arrhideaus. The rectangular structure was comprised of a series of small rooms with a large central hall for the placement of the central bark. The walls of the palace were covered with carved and brightly painted relief scenes of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. Hatshepsut erected her palace of Ma'at as part of a series of major renovations to the Amun temple during her reign. The queen tore down a number of structures of Amenhotep I on this location, moving his calcite bark shrine as well. The queen may have dismantled a portico of Osiris statues from the Middle Kingdom temple of Senusret I (possibly located just east of the palace of Ma'at) to connect her new sanctuary to the ancient cult center. At some point, Hatshepsut added a beautiful red quartzite bark shrine, her "red chapel," to the center of the palace of Ma'at. The addition of this large shrine necessitated the removal of a number of interior walls of the palace. The palace of Ma'at functioned for storage of cult equipment as well as providing an offering place for the divine cult. Construction materials: sandstone Measurements: The palace of Ma'at measures approximately 40m across by 20m deep.

Thutmose III (late in his sole reign) ordered the desecration of the images of Hatshepsut within the palace. Thutmose III covered a number of her panels of decoration with fresh sandstone blocks, inscribing them with his "Annals," a list of goods that he donated to the Temple of Amun-Ra. The "Annals" also depict the obelisks he erected before the seventh pylon. As part of the reworking of the palace, the king dismantled the "red chapel" of Hatshepsut and reused one of its black granite doorways in the entrance to the northern suite of rooms. He replaced the "red chapel" with a granite bark shrine of his own (See the webpage Central Bark Shrine for more information on this structure). During this process he designed a new entrance portico for the palace of Ma'at. Construction materials: sandstone, black granite

Monuments du règne conjoint! Thoutmosis III - Hatchepsout

Monuments du règne seul! de Thoutmosis III Mur sud des Annales du roi N

Reposoir de Thoutmosis III

Salles nord d'Hatchepsout

Cour nord du VIe pylône Avancée périptère de Thoutmosis III

Cour sud du VIe pylône

VIe pylône môle nord VIe pylône môle sud

ESSAI DE RESTITUTION DE LA PARTIE CENTRALE DE LA COUR DU VIe PYLÔNE À LA FIN DU RÈGNE DE THOUTMOSIS III

Outer Passage Chapel Arhidaeus

C.13 Outer walls 1-t/m-61 Annalen, Toetmosis III

19 april 1468 VC

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Campaigns

1 Year 22 - 25th day of the 4th month = 2nd season (growing time "peret") / Palestinian-Syrian Tribes / Gaza Year 23 - 1st month of the third season Further along the coast Jehem (Yemma) Battle of Megiddo / Siege & Booty 2 Year 25 3 - 5 3rd Year 25 years 4th Year 25-28 no trace of it found 5th Year 29 6 - 7 6th Year 30 With boats via port Simira, capture of Kadesh 7th Year 30 8 Year 33 Via the Euphrates Mitanni 9 Year 34 Djahi 10 – 16 10th Year 35 Mitanni Rebellion 11 to Year 38 11 Year 42 Kadesh / Mitanni Uprising

C.13.1 Annals Start >> Two registers. (282) 1 - Thutmose III raises his scepter to present the gifts offered to the god Amun. The king is said there ': "Aimé of Amun-Re in the great dwelling of Ma'at". In front of him, 2 poles and 2 obelisks, then ten rows of treasures to Amon / 2 - Annals, columns 1-67, years 22-3 and text on the right.

C.13.2 Annals PM 281 Two registers (281) 1 - Six rows, women with sistra / 2 - Annals, columns 68-82, continuation of year 23. C.13.3 Annals PM 280 Continuation of year 23 with loot list, years 40 and 24. C.13.4 Block of Bark-shrine or Thutmose III C.13.5 Granite block, [Thutmosis Ill] for Amon with frame at the bottom, from his Bark shrine

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C.13.6 Annals PM 284 Annals of Thutmose III, probably 26-8 years, starting on destroyed wall at the end of the west, with remnants of an earlier scene (previously hidden by the Annals), twelve prophets with sacrifices for the Festival of Amun, preceded by four priests and sacrifices ....

2 Annalen, Toetmosis III

This wall was erected by Thutmose III to hide rooms of Queen Hatshepsut. It includes a large scene of offerings with Amon on the right and Thutmose III on the left. The king can be seen on the page associated with it with the 2 large obelisks that he offers to the god as well as a considerable amount of offerings. The offerings, which form the tribute of peoples foreign to Egypt, consist of vases, tables, caskets, necklaces, scepters, censers, in silver, gold, electrum, copper, alabaster, turquoise and lapis lazuli; obelisks and masts appear there. Below this scene, an inscription runs at the bottom of the wall: this text recounts the events of the king's reign between the years 23 and 42. Hence the name "Annals" given to this text. A translation of these Annals is given in the work by Michel Dessoudeix cited below.

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Annals of Thutmose III on all walls with a line of royal titles and two lines of dedication text to Amun above, continued on the north wall of this room SEE > C.13 Two scenes, the king receiving the life of Amun, and of Mut, with renewal texts from Haremheb and Annals, years 29-42 (upper part of columns 3-32, most of 33-47, and part of the text above , are in Louvre, C. 51), based on the renewal text of Seti II .... Part still in situ: columns 1-35, with unpublished fragment in Brit. Mus. x68: C 51 / Main number: N 205 / N° anc. coll. : Salt No. 3834 (excerpts from campaigns 5 to 10) - coronation name - birth name - horus name Translation: "Her majesty ordered to be recorded, on a stone wall in the temple which she had restored...the triumphs granted her by her father Amun...and the spoils she brought back from them. And so was done."

F PM 245 King receives the life of Amon and Annals, thirty-thirty columns of text of feasts and offerings, based on the renewal text of Seti II.

Chic. Or. INST photos. 8791 G-H PM 246-7 Recycled blocks from Annals, probably from here. ChOrInst photos. 8517-18

Textes

This text >> was written under the scene of offerings. The first 2 columns on the right are a brief introduction, reduced to a few hieroglyphics. Then there are the first 9 columns of the actual text. The first 2 list the titles of the king? Then this one indicates that he ordered to write this text to commemorate his victories, the booty and the products of all the foreign countries. The date comes: "Year of reign 22, 4th month of Peret, day 25". The king says he passed the fortress of Tajoui in order to subdue the enemies of Egypt.

Columns 10 to 22 >>: In summary, the king said that his enemies had plundered this land and had rebelled against him. Then on the date of the "" Year of reign 23, 4th month of Chemou, day 4 ", the king is in Gaza from where he leaves the next day. On the 16th day of the same month, he holds council in the city of Yaham. He declares that his vile enemy of Qadesh entered Meggido with other chiefs whom he had rallied to him and in particular from distant lands

Columns 23 to 38>> : ... with their armies. The king says his enemy has declared that he is waiting for him in Meggido and seeks the advice of his advisers. They worry about the narrowness of the path to take and the number of enemies. They propose 2 other paths which would allow the army to advance as well as possible while the other is so narrow that the army is very stretched.

Columns from 39 to 62 >> : But the king announces that "as true as Re lives" for him, he will pass by this narrow path with those who will want to follow him. His advisers respectfully tell the King that the servants must follow their master. Then the king announces that he will come out at the head of his army. We made sure that each man learned his marching order. Year of the reign 23, first month of Chemou, day 19, the king left for the north at the head of his army organized in many companies.

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>> This door was originally installed on the Red Chapel of Hatshepsut. It was moved by Thutmose III to open the wall which supports the writings of the annals. It is located between columns 67 and 68 of the text. On the lintel, under Behedet's outstretched wings, were engraved the names of King of Upper and Lower Egypt and the name of Son of Re. On the uprights, the king is facing Amon.

XI a Doorway, granite, from Bark Shrine of Hatshepsut, reused here. / Outer lintel, royal titles, doorposts, king embraced by Amun with the name of the door of Thutmose Ill. b/c Similar scenes, Thutmose III with table with offerings. Cartouches of Thutmose 11 and Ill in west side-rooms, d Right jamb, titles of Thutmose II.

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F First register, Three scenes -1 Queen led by Atum (?) And Monthu to Amun / 2 Queen, with ka, who throw victims to Amun - 3 [Queen] with offerings before Amun Second register Three scenes: 1 - Queen, purified by Thoth and Horus / 2 Queen with ftes vases to Amon / 3 [Queen], with ka, with vases around Amun.

G First stops, Three scenes - 1/2 Queen, changed to Thutmose II and III, for Amun - 3 Queen with offer list and offerings before Amun.

Second register Five scenes. Queen, turned into Thutmose II and Ill, for Amun. This wall is part of what is called 'The Alcoves of Hatshepsut'. It was previously hidden by the wall of the Annals of Thutmose III when the latter modified the northern chambers around the sanctuary of the boat. It was moved by Legrain so that the scenes showing the queen, though hammered, could be seen. For the wall opposite, on the contrary, the queen had been completely removed from the different scenes. This wall was part of a set of 2 rooms, separated by a wall of which there is still a trace. On the right, the most famous scene known as the Baptism of Hatshepsut is engraved. On the left side, different scenes with the queen and Amon. The images of the queen were copiously hammered as well as her cartridges. This scene, incorrectly often called "baptism", represents the purification of Queen Hatshepsut before she entered the temple. An identical scene exists in the vestibule of the Red Chapel. The queen is purified by Thoth and Horus who pour the purifying liquid to her, represented by ankh signs, life. The image of the queen has been hammered, as well as her cartridges leaving only the name of Amun.

Holding 2 vases, the queen performs a ritual race in front of Amon-Min.

The queen offers 2 vases of wine (?) To Amon. The queen is hammered as in the other scenes, but her cartridge is still visible.

The queen offers 4 choice coins for Amon-Re., Calves, ox thighs, birds and poultry.

The wall opposite the baptismal wall is obviously not the original one. It is a wall from another of the halls of Hatshepsut where the image of the queen has been carefully erased and her cartridges replaced by those of Thutmose III (right scene) or Thumosis II (left scene). On the right, a vague silhouette can still smooth. It is not known what offerings were presented to Amon be seen, but on the left the wall is and Amon-Min.

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The queen (almost disappeared) stands in front of a table of offerings which she dedicates to Amun (left). The cartouche is that of Thumosis II. A large list enumerates the offerings (to be compared with the list of the Red Chapel in the sanctuary, seat 5 scene 6).

The scene on the left is not complete. The cartouche is that of Thumosis II on the right and Thutmosis III on the left. The patterns replacing the queen are barely traced.

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Lower register, [Queen with ha] libating to the Great Ennead., ChOrInst photo. 8396.

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XVI Purification chamber (?) 3.1 Outer lintel, right part (replaced), royal titles

Left door frame, text by Thutmose. III with name of door, and renewal text of Seti I based. 3.2 Outer lintel, double scene, King sacrifice water (left) and wine (right) to Amun.

Inner lintel, three gods, hawk and souls of Nekhen, left door frame, Nile gods.

Outer lintel, Text of souls of Nekhen a King purified by two gods b King led by [Thoth] and Horns (?) to Amun, with thanks for buildings in the temple. c King hugged by Amun d King embraced by a god.

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2.1 Double image, sitting, Thutmose Ill and [Amon] 2.2 Double statue, seated, Amenophis II, top and foot trample the Nine Arches, with [Amon]. a King lactating in the presence of b Nile god with offerings c Remains of large offer list.

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a Thutmose III dedicates treasure to Amun, speech to Amun

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6.1 Outer left door frame, Nile gods with offerings.

Inner lintel and left diary, texts Interior door, CHORINST photo. 3219.

6.2 Door station

a Hatshepsut, changed to Thutmose II for Amun with thanks for buildings b Replace block with figure of Thutmose III c Two registers - 1 (hts) ceremony, - 2 remnants of scene, Hatshepsut, changed to Thutmose II (represented twice), at ritual exaltation of four statues, from Dedwen of Nubia, 6.3 Altar (?) - Base, Thutmose III, granite. CAIRO,

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a Three scenes - 1 Thutmose Ill offers four bracelets to Amun - 2 Hatshepsut for Amun / 3 Thutmose IIIth touch Amun b three scenes, Thutmose III with statue of Amun -1 and 3, mostly destroyed, - 2 supporting the king's statue c King embraced by [Amon].

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a Three scenes - 1 King libers to Amun - 2 Thutmose II offering wine to Amun - 3 King (rest destroyed). b Remains of three scenes, 1, king with c King for a god

XXII

a Four scenes 1-4, Hatshepsut, adapted by Thutmose III, purifying image of Amun with natron b Four scenes, Hatshepsut for Amun1 destroyed- 2 offering collar- 3 sprinkles of sand- 4 offering incense.

XXIII a Four scenes, Thutmose II for Amun - 1 and 2, purifying- 3 clothes with nemes- 4 touch b Four scenes, Thutmose II for Amun - 1 standing- 2 offer incense- 3 offers four vases- 4 offer c Thutmose II consecrate sacrifices to Amun.

Chapels Toetmosis I Partly destroyed

Neferhotep visiting the temple of Amun at Karnak as depicted in his tomb TT49

C.16

?? 2 elongated spaces (+ block in the back) 1 narrow passage Portique du sanctuaire de la barque

Palace of Ma'at 49 5 – Central Area