But where are the Egyptians in this montage? Didn't such scenes always show the Egyptians along with other peoples? The question is how are the Egyptians portrayed in the tableau of nations in the tomb of Ramses III, not everyone else. And, specifically, what labels, written in heiroglyphs, are there for each group. There should be one for the tamehu (libyans), one for nahesi (southerners), one for the aamu(Asiatics) and one for the Rmt (men of men Egyptians). The images you posted only show part of the heiroglyphics between the individuals of the group and cannot be determined clearly.

If all 4 groups are shown clearly, along with the labels between the individual members of each group, the whole issue should go away. The whole reason this is an issue is because various people have decided to condense the scene from its original format. But I am sure there are images showing the full set of figures for each group and the labels that can put this whole issue to rest. Anything less, such as partial or condensed versions of this scene in one way or another will only continue to draw criticism.




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/23/2007 08:29AM by Doug M.