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Storage room
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Religious
Standard-InscripTon
HunTng
Warfare
Tribute
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Figure 2. Percentage of wall reliefs in the corresponding suites.
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Eastern Suite
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King's Suite
Warfare
Tribute
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Throneroom Suite
Undecorated
Figure 3. Percentage of wall reliefs in relation to the rooms with the same function.
genii and his servants. The depictions of the king
are in this context not a medium for propaganda, but
rather a way of designating the function of the room.
This is also emphasized by the rather secluded
location in the palace. situated in a hallway, which was visible from the
reception room, in the same style as the throneroom
suite. The lack of narrative scenes could be related
to the audience of this suite, as it probably had a
more internal function, and was used only by the
Although the reception room in the King’s Suite
was very monumental, it was not decorated with
narrative scenes and only few depictions of the king
were present. One was situated at the east-end of
the reception room, where presumably a throne was
situated (Kertai 2015, 41). The other depiction was Since the storage rooms were all decorated with
the Standard-Inscription, it seems that in these
rooms the Standard-Inscription served as a label of
property. However, its use in the Central Courtyard
and the hallways was probably more decorative, and
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