On the other she had inscribed:
I am the beloved of His Majesty, Amun-Ra, who placed the kingship of Khemet, the deserts and all foreign lands under my sandals. My southern border is at the region of Punt... My eastern border at the marshes of Asia... My western border at the edge of the horizon... From all these places I have brought gifts for my Lord: incense from Punt, turquoise from Sinai, tribute from Libya...
The Thutmosid kings who succeeded her, Akhenaten’s father, Amenhotep III, Horemheb and the Rameside kings, all had a hand in the mighty pylons that gave entrance to sacred space after sacred space. Chapels were added during almost every reign for two thousand years. There were even additions by Alexander and the Macedonian Ptolomies.
Jack took Emma’s hand as they passed throu
