Semna Stelae
Boundary stelae of Senusret III (Usertsen III)
A king can fix the southern limit of Egypt by decree and stone, forbidding Nubians passage north except for approved trade, making the frontier a legal instrument as much as a military one.
Boundary stelae of Senusret III (Usertsen III)
A king can fix the southern limit of Egypt by decree and stone, forbidding Nubians passage north except for approved trade, making the frontier a legal instrument as much as a military one.
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