Walls-of-the-Ruler

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The Walls-of-the-Ruler was a fortification, or possibly a whole string of them, built by Amenemhat I in the 14th nome of Lower Egypt to protect the eastern approaches to Egypt. It succeeded the Old Kingdom Walls-of-Snefru.

The Walls-of-the-Ruler are mentioned in the Tale of Sinuhe and in the so-called Prophecy of Neferti . No remains have been found to date, but some think that the city of Sile (Tjaru) was part of it. New Kingdom depictions show forts which had a secured supply of water and were surrounded by crocodile infested ditches or canals which were spanned by bridges.

References

• Ian Shaw, The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, Oxford University Press 2000
• Aidan Dodson, Monarchs of the Nile, American Univ in Cairo Press 2000
• M. Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, volume 1, University of California Press 1973
• Robert G. Morkot, The Egyptians: An Introduction, Routledge 2005

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