Annals Hall
The Annalsaal (or Hall of the Annals ) is a square room in the Amun temple of Karnak , which was built at the instigation of Thutmose III. was built and is in front of the barque sanctuary. Thutmose III. had the Red Chapel of Hatshepsut torn down behind the new building of the 6th pylon after completion by himself and build a new barque shrine. The rose granite sanctuary that is preserved today is, however, a building by Philip III. Arrhidaios , brother of Alexander the Great , as a replacement for the ruined shrine of Thutmose III.
Inscriptions
On the long walls of the hall there are inscriptions dating from the 40th year of Thutmose III's reign. and report on his previous military actions. It is a very factual record of all campaigns in Asia between the years 23 and 42 (1457 BC to 1438 BC). Mention is also made of the tribute payments made by the subjugated countries and those of the friendly neighboring countries. The inscriptions have been significantly destroyed in some places.
The text is considered authentic and is the most extensive and most important source for the campaigns of Thutmose III. It is a revised short form of a "diary" kept by war writers, which was written on leather rolls and handed over to the temple archives on return.
The two heraldic pillars also belong to the Annalensaal .
List of the campaigns of Thutmose III. in Asia
The following list contains all recorded campaigns of Thutmose III. on.
| year | Military event |
|---|---|
| 22-23 | 1. Campaign to Megiddo |
| 24? | 2. Inspection campaign, to Palestine |
| 25? | 3rd campaign, to Retjenu |
| 26? | 4th campaign |
| 29 | 5th campaign against the Phoenician coastal cities |
| 30th | 6th campaign against Kadesh |
| 31? | 7th campaign against Ullasa on the Phoenician coast |
| 33? | 8th campaign against Mitanni in northern Syria |
| 34? | 9. Campaign against three cities in northern Syria |
| 35 | 10th campaign against Mitanni in northern Syria, Aruna |
| 36? | 11th campaign |
| 37 | 12. Campaign, enemy and goal unknown |
| 38? | 13. Campaign to Northern Syria, opponents not known for sure |
| 39 | 14. Campaign against Bedouins in the Negev |
| 40 | 15. Campaign, enemy and goal unknown |
| 42 | 16. Campaign, Irqata , Tunip , 3 places near Qadesch, Mitanni |
literature
- Dieter Arnold : Lexicon of Egyptian architecture. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2000, ISBN 3-491-96001-0 , p. 25, → Annalensaal.
- Ludwig Borchardt : On the building history of the Temple of Amun in Karnak (= studies on the history and antiquity of Egypt 5, ZDB -ID 502520-5 ). JC Hinrich, Leipzig, 1912, pp. 30-32.
- Wolfgang Helck : Annalensaal. In: Wolfgang Helck, Eberhard Otto (Hrsg.): Lexikon der Ägyptologie. Volume 1: A - Harvest. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1975, ISBN 3-447-01670-1 , pp. 280-281.
- Thomas Kühn: Karnak - home of the gods. In: Kemet. Issue 1, 2001, ISSN 0943-5972 , p. 17
- Thomas Kühn: Thutmose III. In: Kemet. Issue 3, 2001, pp. 16-25, 34.
Individual evidence
- ^ Wolfgang Helck, Eberhard Otto: Lexikon der Ägyptologie . tape 1 . Otto Harrassowitz, 1975, ISBN 3-447-01670-1 , Annalensaal, p. 280 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ Thierry Benderitter: The Red Chapel of Hatshepsut Reconstructed. Generalities. osirisnet.net, February 18, 2011, accessed March 24, 2015 .
- ↑ Claudia Ali: District for Amun: Amun Temple. Barque January of Philip III. Arrhidaios. www.leben-in-luxor.de, June 12, 2012, accessed on March 23, 2015 .
- ↑ Thomas Kühn in: Thutmose III. , Kemet issue 3/2001, p. 34
- ↑ a b Thomas Kühn: Thutmose III's campaigns. in: Thutmose III. , Kemet issue 3/2001, p. 16
Coordinates: 25 ° 43 ′ 5.3 " N , 32 ° 39 ′ 31.6" E