Apotropaic Commemoration
The extent of the Egyptian sphere of influence, during the time we can speak of one, remained fairly constant. Palestine, the southern Levant, Byblos and the Lebanons encompassed an area Egypt always felt comfortable with.[683] In the south, Lower Nubia beyond the 2nd Cataract lay within Egypt's control and caravans extended her reach.[684] To the west, the oases and north African coast lay within her grasp, and even Greece could be counted as an Egyptian possession.[685]
In the high Old Kingdom, when Egypt enjoyed to the fullest the fruits of her sphere of influence, commemorative and pre-emptive measures against non-compliance with Pharaoh's dictate gave rise to the resuscitation of an old and chastening display, the head-bashing scene.
In prominent places along transit corridors or on the external face of temple walls, where all passers-by could see, large tableaux or relief scenes announced what would happen - and had happened? - to those who resisted the will of Pharaoh. The king in regalia strides over the usual sprawling foreign chiefs with weapon raised, about to deal the coup de grace.[686] The addition of specific names and captured booty from the defeated are added to the scene, removing it from the generic register to historical time. ‘Do not mess with Pharaoh!' seems the obvious message. He has triumphed before and he can do it again!
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