Poetical Stela of Thutmose III

Karnak Hymn of Victory

Anonymous / royal scribes, spoken in the voice of Amun-Ra · c. 1435-1425 BC (undated; Breasted places it after the Annals, which run to Thutmose III's year 42) · Karnak (Egypt) · poetry

The god Amun-Ra speaks in the first person to list every land he has laid beneath Thutmose III's sandals, turning a campaign summary into a hymn where the king's conquests are really the god's own gift.