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THE TEMPLE OF THE XIXth DYNASTY.
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border. The inscriptions exactly tally, sign for
sign, and have the same spacing ; even where a
bad place comes in the stone, and is avoided,
the signs next it are squeezed, evidently because
the work was set out to scale from one drawing,
and excess could not be pushed on into the rest
of the line. It is a fine piece of work for its
aare, and it would be well if the whole of the
blocks were removed from the annual inunda-
tion, and used as a basement for some museum
front. The reveal of the doorway yet remains
on the west, and the pivot hole for that valve of
the door.
19. In the Hypostyle Hall the columns
were refounded by Ramessu, for there is his sand-
bed at 170 inches level, as under his facade. The
positions of the columns are those of the later re-
builders, and will be stated in the next chapter.
Behind the hypostyle hall was the small hall
of four columns, which was enlarged to eight
columns in later times. On the east of this the
foundations suggest two chambers. On the
[ west the details cannot be traced, as they are
covered with later pavement and structures.
The back of the temple was divided into three
parts, of which no further detail can be traced.
The back wall gives important evidence about
dates of building. Between about 135 and 155
inches are some re-used Xllth Dynasty blocks,
j showing that the temple of that age probably
j did not extend so far north. Above these the
next course 155 to 180 is of yellow limestone,
and bears the drawn lines of plan for the walls.
On this at 180 to 200 are blocks with objects of
Tahutmes III between them, giving the date
when all these three courses were probably laid:
this last course being that of the pavement of
that age. Upon this are two courses of about
200 to 220 and 220 to 240 inches level, which
contain Ramesside blocks re-used ; showing that
the Ramesside walls had been completely
ruined to a level as low as where the walls of
Tahutmes III had been previously removed by
Ramessu.
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border. The inscriptions exactly tally, sign for
sign, and have the same spacing ; even where a
bad place comes in the stone, and is avoided,
the signs next it are squeezed, evidently because
the work was set out to scale from one drawing,
and excess could not be pushed on into the rest
of the line. It is a fine piece of work for its
aare, and it would be well if the whole of the
blocks were removed from the annual inunda-
tion, and used as a basement for some museum
front. The reveal of the doorway yet remains
on the west, and the pivot hole for that valve of
the door.
19. In the Hypostyle Hall the columns
were refounded by Ramessu, for there is his sand-
bed at 170 inches level, as under his facade. The
positions of the columns are those of the later re-
builders, and will be stated in the next chapter.
Behind the hypostyle hall was the small hall
of four columns, which was enlarged to eight
columns in later times. On the east of this the
foundations suggest two chambers. On the
[ west the details cannot be traced, as they are
covered with later pavement and structures.
The back of the temple was divided into three
parts, of which no further detail can be traced.
The back wall gives important evidence about
dates of building. Between about 135 and 155
inches are some re-used Xllth Dynasty blocks,
j showing that the temple of that age probably
j did not extend so far north. Above these the
next course 155 to 180 is of yellow limestone,
and bears the drawn lines of plan for the walls.
On this at 180 to 200 are blocks with objects of
Tahutmes III between them, giving the date
when all these three courses were probably laid:
this last course being that of the pavement of
that age. Upon this are two courses of about
200 to 220 and 220 to 240 inches level, which
contain Ramesside blocks re-used ; showing that
the Ramesside walls had been completely
ruined to a level as low as where the walls of
Tahutmes III had been previously removed by
Ramessu.