RELIGN M132 Chapter Notes - Chapter N/A: Senusret Iii, Senusret Ii, Amenemhat Ii
23 Apr 2020
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Relign m132 week 4 arnold reading hree subsidiary pyramids in the south court would have been easy and direct through the gate at the south end of the east wall. After the construction of the passage connecting the inner court to the south temple, this route would have been blocked. Access to the south pyramids would have been possible only by walking completely around the pyramid"s east, north, and south sides, unless the passage had side doors in the east and west walls. (the palace was grand and white. The most striking examples are the dazzling colors of the papyrus-bundle columns (frontispiece) that stood in front of the exquisitely decorated walls of the porticoes and hypostyle halls. Because of technical considerations the passages were kept as narrow as possible. the two passages have differently shaped ceilings: the first one is slightly vaulted, while the second one is flat.
