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A mission from the Egyptian-French Center for the Study of the Karnak Temples (CFEETK) has successfully completed the reconstruction of a Ramesses III gateway in the north-western sector of Karnak. The gate appears to have been built over an earlier structure, as a large number of reused, decorated stone blocks dating to Amenhotep III were uncovered. The team discovered a stone stela, too, dating to the reign of the Roman emperor Tiberius (AD 14-37). The sandstone stela, which measures approximately 60 by 40 by 10 centimetres, depicts the emperor standing. before the sacred Karnak triad (Amun-Ra, Mut, and Khonsu). Five lines of hieroglyphic text beneath commemorate the restoration of the outer temple wall of the Temple of Amun-Ra – work carried out during the emperor’s reign.
Text: Sarah Griffiths / Image: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, unless otherwise stated
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