Great Hypostyle Hall in the Temple of Amun at Karnak

Peter J. Brand received his PhD in Egyptology from the University of Toronto in 1998. He has worked as an epigraphist with the Karnak Hypostyle Hall Project since 1994 and became project director in 2000. His research focuses on epigraphic and historical aspects of New Kingdom temple inscriptions. His first book examined the monuments of Sety I.Rosa Erika Feleg is a doctoral student in Egyptology at the University of Memphis. Her research examines the epigraphy, architecture and ideological meaning of Ramesside monuments, especially the Karnak Great Hypostyle Hall and the Forecourt of Ramesses II in Luxor Temple.William J. Murnane (1945-2000) served on the staff of the Epigraphic Survey for several years before becoming a professor of history and Egyptology at the University of Memphis in 1986. He founded the Karnak Hypostyle Hall Project in 1990. His research encompassed chronological, epigraphic, and historical studies in Egyptology. He authored several books including Ancient Egyptian Coregencies, SAOC 40 (1977), and The Road to Kadesh, 2nd Edition, Revised, SAOC 42 (1990).

• Table of Contents, part 2 (translation and commentary)List of Symbols and AbbreviationsList of PlansPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Constructing and Decorating the Great Hypostyle Hall2. The Character and Chronology of the Relief Decoration of Sety I and Ramesses II in the Great Hypostyle Hall3. General Characteristics of Nelson's Drawings4. Translation and CommentaryWest Wall, Gateway (Plates 1-4, 41 left, 131-34, 262)West Wall, South Wing (Plates 5-41) South Wall (Plates 42-87)South Wall, West Wing (Plates 42-53)South Wall, Gateway (Plates 54-61, 87)South Wall, East Wing (Plates 62-79, 80-86) East Wall, South Wing (Plates 88-109, 130)West Wall, North Wing (Plates 135-70)North Wall (Plates 171-201)North Wall, West Wing (Plates 171-81)North Wall, East Wing (Plates 188-201)North Wall, Gateway (Plates 182-87)East Wall, North Wing (Plates 202-32)Vestibule of the Third Pylon (Plates 110-30 + 261, 233-57 + 265)Eastern Vestibule, North Wing (Plates 233-57, 265)Eastern Vestibule, South Wing (Plates 110-30, 261)GlossaryAppendix A: Color on the HieroglyphsAppendix B: Cartouches and Horus NamesAppendix C: Protection Formulae Table of Contents, part 3 (figures and plates)List of FiguresList of PlatesFigures 1-373Plates 1-265

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