Algunas hipótesis sobre el programa decorativo de las paredes en arenisca del Templo de Millones de Años de Tutmosis III

Some Hypotheses on the Decorative Program of the Sandstone Walls of the Temple of Millions of Years of Thutmose IIIThe archaeological excavations undertaken since 2008 in the Henket-ankh, the Temple of Millions of Years of Thutmose IIIlocated on the West Bank of Thebes, have resulted in the discovery of a large number of relief fragments, both in sandstoneand limestone. While a part of the sanctuary would have been made of limestone, sandstone was used for most decoratedwalls of the temple. The material is very fragmented, and very little of the original structures of the temple remains. However,its study has allowed us to elaborate hypotheses about some of the scenes that would have been represented, as well asto suggest possible reconstructions. They included, among others, the massacre and list of enemies or battle, a calendar offestivities, processions, the Ished tree or the king outfitted with the Heb Sed robe. These iconographic elements responded toan intentional program in which each type of representation, ritual or other, had its place in specific areas of the temple. Thesewould be combined with scenes of offerings to the gods, in particular to Amun, guarantor at the same time than recipient ofthe king’s deeds. This paper aims to present an integral vision of what has been determined in terms of these scenes. Giventhe state of the material, the limitations that we face when it comes to deciphering this figurative discourse are manifest;however, the reliefs discovered in the Henket-ankh evidence the complexity of the decorative and symbolic program, as wellas the quality of relief and polychrome, which once existed in the Temple of Millions of Years of Thutmose III. Las excavaciones arqueológicas que vienen desarrollándose desde 2008 en el Henket-ankh, el Templo de Millones de Añosde Tutmosis III situado en la orilla oeste de Tebas, han permitido el descubrimiento de una gran cantidad de fragmentosde relieves tanto en arenisca como en caliza. Mientras que una parte del santuario estaría realizada en caliza, la mayoríade las paredes decoradas del templo lo serían en arenisca. El material está muy fragmentado, y muy poco queda de lasestructuras originales del templo. No obstante, el estudio de este material ha permitido elaborar hipótesis sobre algunas delas escenas representadas, así como plantear posibles propuestas de reconstrucción. Entre estas destacan las de masacre ylista de enemigos o de batalla, un calendario de festividades, procesiones, e