Más allá de la narrativa: aportes para una aproximación integral a la Segunda Estela de Kamose

Abstract

The aim of this contribution is to highlight the traces of diverse social practices on the Second Stela of Kamose, whose relevance is not usually recognized. The stone on which the Stela was engraved has a long history. It comes from a Middle Kingdom door jamb probably belonging to a royal building erected at the temple. After several centuries of being located in the temple, the Stela was buried into the base of a statue of Ramesses II, where it was found in 1954, in front of the Second Pylon. Not only is the reuse of monuments highlighted here, but also other practices made on the monument’s surface: the damnatio memoriae and the scribble of graffiti. Thus, the Stela becomes an appropriate example to observe, analyze and reflect on those social practices, which in turn make it a relevant monument by itself, beyond the content of the well-known written text.