Function and Meaning of the Karnak Hypostyle Hall

 

       Seti I defeating Libyan Tribesmen. War scene on the north wall of the Karnak Hypostyle Hall

 

 

 

 

War scenes on the exterior walls not only glorified the king as a warrior, they magically protected the temple by showing the forces of chaos- the enemy- defeated by the forces of cosmic order, called Maat led by the king himself.

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