Not Just Another Photogrammetry Report: Using Modern Technology to Help Solve an Ancient Riddle at Karnak Temple

Type:

Book Chapter

Author:

Mark D. Janzen; Terrence J. Nichols

Published:

2023

For the past several decades, Egyptologists have debated the original authorship of the battle scenes on the western exterior wall of the Cour de la Cachette at Karnak Temple. A consensus has emerged that Merneptah was the original author of these scenes and texts. This study seeks to assist that ongoing conversation by analyzing the cartouches on the north end of the wall using modern technology, in particular photogrammetry and point clouds, in order to measure the depth of the cartouches and surrounding glyphs. Modern technology also allows us to gain a new perspective on the cartouches by creating a cross-section of the wall, further enhancing the ability to measure precisely. The results of these analyses demonstrate that there is insufficient depth for more than one usurpation of those cartouches giving further validity to the now widely accepted view that Merneptah’s authorship was followed by the erasure of his names by Amenmesse before Seti II ultimately placed his name in the cartouches.

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