Egyptian Dreams

anneke · Queen of Egypt Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 9305

I noticed the following entry in a newsblog:

"Seeking to rediscover the "avenue of sphinxes", an Egyptian mission found the first Luxor ’sphinx’. Secretary-General of the Higher Council of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawas said that the ’sphinx’ carries several carvings together with a royal "Kartouch". On his part, Samir Farag, Head of the City of Luxor, described the discovery as a turning point for Luxor".
This is the complete posting on the State Information Service website

(from: http://touregypt.net/TEBlog/egyptologynews/ )

Makes me wonder what is carved/ inscribed on this Sphinx.

I wonder if they are talking about this avenue of sphinxes:

Are there other ones?
I'm a bit puzzled by what they mean by the discovery of the first sphinx?

Anyone else have any ideas?
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kmt_sesh · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:56 am Post subject:

I'm confused about this one myself. The avenue of sphinxes (your photo) is no new discovery. There's not much info available in any of the related links, and it's odd that they wouldn't even report the name found in the cartouche. I wonder if it's just another sphinx in the avenue or evidence of another such processional way? That would be big news. Confused

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kennethhirst · Scribe Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 121 Location: norway

i believe those to be of amenemenhat the3rd am i right or am iright Smile

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Nekht-Ankh · Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 6:42 pm Post subject:

If you mean the sphinxes in the photo, then they are much later, dating to the 30th Dynasty.

kennethhirst · Scribe Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 121 Location: norway

well its good to know someone knows what they are talking about because i will be damed if ido Evil or Very Mad

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kmt_sesh · Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:53 am Post subject:

kennethhirst · Scribe Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 121 Location: norway

yes kmt-sesh once again i stand to be corrected silly me i should have done my home work,of course i meant amenhotep the 3rd but as you so rightly came to my diffence and kindly informed every one that it was nectanbo the 1st i for one cannot thankyou enough,i checked in the book i have ,temples of ancient egypt byrichard wilkinson and lo and behold there staring me in the face was the prosesion of the sphinxes in question,imust admit i had to get the magnifying glass out tomake out the cartouch but there it was in all its glory,KA KHEPER-RA. Crying or Very sad

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maahes · Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:16 pm Post subject:

this Luxor sphinx is there a map of it--what nome is it within?
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kmt_sesh · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:34 am Post subject:

kennethhirst wrote: