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200 THE MONUMENTS OP UPPER EGYPT.
unsafe condition were reconstructed by this
brother of Alexander.
Access is obtained to that part of the temple
■which contains the hall R through a pylon (Q).
This pylon is the last of the series of monu-
mental portals which lead from the exterior of
the temple up to the sanctuary. This one is
smaller than its neighbor which in its turn is
not so high as the pylon which precedes it.
Thus from the entrance to the end of the temple
the pylons decrease in height progressively and
symmetrically. The first is the truly gigantic
pylon which forms the western limit of the
temple. The last is the somewhat mean con-
struction which now stands before us.
The western frontage of the pylon Q is
covered with representations before which it
is impossible not to stop. On one side are
represented 115 personages tied together by
their arms and by their necks. The opposite
side is covered in like manner with 115 other
personages. They all bear, attached to their
breast, an embattled scutcheon in which some
hieroglyphs are inscribed. There can be no
doubt as to the meaning of these inscriptions.
The 115 personages to the right symbolize an
unsafe condition were reconstructed by this
brother of Alexander.
Access is obtained to that part of the temple
■which contains the hall R through a pylon (Q).
This pylon is the last of the series of monu-
mental portals which lead from the exterior of
the temple up to the sanctuary. This one is
smaller than its neighbor which in its turn is
not so high as the pylon which precedes it.
Thus from the entrance to the end of the temple
the pylons decrease in height progressively and
symmetrically. The first is the truly gigantic
pylon which forms the western limit of the
temple. The last is the somewhat mean con-
struction which now stands before us.
The western frontage of the pylon Q is
covered with representations before which it
is impossible not to stop. On one side are
represented 115 personages tied together by
their arms and by their necks. The opposite
side is covered in like manner with 115 other
personages. They all bear, attached to their
breast, an embattled scutcheon in which some
hieroglyphs are inscribed. There can be no
doubt as to the meaning of these inscriptions.
The 115 personages to the right symbolize an