Dendara. La porte d’Hathor. arts His military expeditions and the

His military expeditions and the establishment of a highly dedicated administration allowed him to consolidate his power in the face of external but also internal threats posed by local notables

the book draws on a series of field studies in Geneva

What is a pictorial layer made of

and finally on the writing of history

Part Three: Foreign inscriptions

Dendara. La porte d’Hathor. arts His military expeditions and theAt Dendara, three monumental gates provide access to the domains of Hathor, Horus of Edfu, and Isis, respectively. Various ceremonies took place near these buildings, where the lay population could approach the sacred enclosure as closely as possible. The Gate of Hathor, opening onto the goddess's domain, constitutes the last architectural testimony of a site whose archives date back to the time of Khufu. It was built during the reigns of Domitian and