Pylon VII

From Right to left a Two registers. I, Remains of Merneptal,l with divinities, II, Merneptal}. smiting foes before Amon. b Victory stela, Libyan war, year 5 of Merneptal}. (for duplicate text, see 'Israel stela', c Text of Libyan victories of Merneptal}., with additional replaced fragments. d Stela-fragments of Ramesses IV with offering-list below (replaced blocks). e South stela of Ramesses Ill, bottom part (replaced blocks.) f North stela (fragments), year 20 of Ramesses III, with scene above, kneeling King, with Thoth writing, receiving Heb-sed from Amon, Atum( ?), and Wast. g 3 scenes. 1. Merneptah with Sefkhet-cabu writing on IJeb-sed wand (rest destroyed), / 2Sphinx protecting Ramesses IX, / 3 King, goddess, and god, with series of cartouches of Ramesses IV (changed to VI) below. h Outside Ernoutet(?). Double-scene, Horemheb opening shrine of Theban Triad on each half, with scene in centre, Hapi with offerings before serpent-headed Termuthis.

G.1.5 Chapel Tutankhamon / Ay

The most interesting remains, however, are a series of architectural elements – blocks, lintels, architraves and the like – from a sandstone building of Tutankhamun and Ay, which have been discovered in various locations around Karnak, though the majority were found within the cores of the Second and Ninth Pylons (both of which were erected by Horemheb). Some of the elements were of a considerable size, and included parts of a pillared hall: it is clear that this was a monument of imposing dimensions. However, there are further reliefs that are unusual: these are, surprisingly, of a funerary nature. Throughout this second building, Ay states that he ‘made it as his monument for his son, the Good God, Lord of the Two Lands, Nebkheperure’, and he claims also that it was built for Tutankhamun as a ‘Temple of Millions of Years’.

The seventh pylon began the Amun-Ra temple's southern processional route. It was located just north of the eighth pylon of Hatshepsut. Two colossal statues of Thutmose III flanked the pylon's doorway on the south side. Two rose granite obelisks stood just south of the statues.

Thutmose III

Thutmose III erected his pylon between the existing pylon of Hatshepsut (the eighth) and the southern entrance to the "festival court" of Thutmose III. According to inscriptions on the one of the king's chapels, he replaced a mud brick pylon that originally stood on the spot. The southern face of the both pylon towers was decorated with relief scenes of the Thutmose III in the act of "smiting" a group of cowering captives. Construction materials: sandstone Measurements: The pylon reached a height of 26m. It was 63.2m in length and 10.6m in width.

Door posts inside:

a Granite door posts inside east. Substructure with niches + TIII cartouches with winged suns. Between the niches Amon-Re sitting on the throne, offers the key of life to a Horus (royal) with cartouches and feathers Seti II (surused) Upper register; King (probably) accompanies toth? and Menthou in royal 'ascent' to the sanctuary (walking from South to North) b Granite door frame, with royal ascent, damaged and remnants of a text in which Thutmose III mentions the building of an Ouser-hat bark after returning from an expedition.

Remains of scene, toetmosis Ill smiting Nubian captives before [Amon] with small god below, and 269 namerings

G.2.2 Images for VII pylon

a Colossus (pair with e)

Granite statue, King with white crown in stride forward, on belt cartouche Tutmose III, on the left shoulder Ramses IV Dating: 18th Dynasty / Thutmosis III The decor of this document has been totally or partially modified by Ramses IV. Material: Granite Dimension (s) H: 400 cm, Pr: 134 cm.

b Osiriac Colossus

Dating: 18th Dynasty / Thutmosis III. The decor has been totally or partially modified by Ramses IV Material: Granite. Dimension (s) H: 445 cm, L: 80 cm, Pr: 120 cm. Osiride statue, King with white crown and closed legs, cartouches same as A c Not in Situ; Thutmose III. granite osiride on left shoulder Ra knife right shoulder Hek Maat Re with white crown, crossed arms with anch marks. vertical band: Ouser-Maat-Ra d Not in Situ; Thutmose III, granite, standing in the yoke on culture cartouche TIII on his shoulder, left the name Ra-Mes right Hek-Maat Re RIV with white crown

e Colossus (pair with a)

Dating: 18th Dynasty / TIII The decor of this document has been totally or partially modified by RIV Material: Granite Dimension (s) H: 400 cm, Pr: 148 cm. Cleared by G. Legrain in October 1901, broken into three pieces. f Osiriac Colossus Dating: 18th Dynasty / Thutmosis III The decor of this document has been totally or partially modified by Ramses IV Material: Granite Dimension (s) H: 445 cm, L: 80 cm, Pr: 120 cm. g Material: Granite. Date of discovery: 1901. The statue features a seated king, from the Middle Kingdom or the Second Intermediate Period, carrying the nemes. The character's hands have disappeared and the lower part of the statue is very damaged: no inscription has come down to us, the belt buckle not telling us about the identity of the king represented. h Statue of a seated king Sobekhotep Material: Granite. Date of discovery: 1901. Statue of a seated King Sobekhotep, wearing the nemes and wearing the Chendjyt loincloth. The king's hands are laid flat on his knees. The lower part of the statue is badly damaged but a column of hieroglyphics specifying the king's birth name is partially preserved to the king's left, on the seat: only a few signs are visible today. i Statue of a standing king - Amenhotep II Dating: 18th dynasty / Amenhotep II Material: Granite. Date of discovery: 1901. Statue of King Amenhotep II standing, carrying the nemes and wearing a loincloth with a triangular front. j Stele, Stela, J:lareml,lab before Amon and M ut, sandstone, usurped from TutankhAmon. k Royal Statue of Sesostris IV Cairo CG 42026, JE36128 - Sesostris IV Sénefer-ib-Rê - ( 2100) Dating: XVIth dynasty / Sesostris IV Sénefer-ib-Rê Material: Granite Dimension (s) H: 275 cm. e – f – g – h - i

b - a

G.2.3 Pylon wall

Remains of scene, toetmosis Ill smiting Asiatic captives before [Amon] with small god below, and 359 name-rings Right wall, far right: at the top remains of text princess Makere, daughter of Psu-Nennes (21st dynasty) At the bottom of southern nations 269 name rings (many destroyed)

G.2.4 Passage

a/b Jambs, column of text, and scene in bottom register beyond, Merneptaht seated before naos, with Thoth (goddess on right jamb) writing, by offering-bringer on base c Text of toetmosis Ill d 2 registers: 1 2 scenes, 1 T Ill embraced by seated Amon, / 2 Led by Horus and Thoth, / 2 SII kneeling, with Mut, receives Heb-sed from Amon and Chonsu, and two statue-niches with titles of Merneptah. e Jamb, toetmosis Ill before a god, with renewaltext of Seti I, name of door of toetmosis Ill below, and cartouches of Ramesses IV on base.

G.2.5 Pylon wall,

Wall with two flagstaff slots. At the top great relief King in victory over the enemy standing with the symbol 'makes' in one hand, the left hand holds a stick to which the enemies are attached At the bottom three registers of prisoners with names Door jamb on left side: at the bottom two horizontal registers with name of the door: Amon-Re, great in appearance. Cartouche usurped by Ramses IV At the top King with the white crown and club standing in front of Amun, both with staff with text in between King, with ka, smiting Nubian captives before [Amon] with small god Dedwen below, and 116 name-rings.