The entrance to the portico was not illuminated except in its four columns near the entrance, and not elsewhere. Three of them fell, and the fourth remained as it was, carrying what was above it. So observe how great was the strength of the Egyptians, and what was their purpose in such a work, and how long it took them to bring all these rocks, and how long the construction took to build this portico. Historians claim that this portico was prepared for public gatherings and not a temple of religious worship. Seti, who is the first to build it, according to Champollion the Younger, began its construction, and Sesostris the Great, son of the aforementioned Seti, completed it. Those who know the ancient Egyptian language read what is on the walls, and they described the battles that occurred between Seti and his enemies. Indeed, whoever contemplates them, even if he is not knowledgeable in this writing, sees without doubt depictions of the battles, for the engraver divided the wall into sections, and in each section is a battle with its surroundings. He depicted in those sections the image of the Pharaoh of Egypt in various states, sometimes in his chariot as if striking the enemies with his mace, causing them to fall in heaps around him in different forms. Maribek, in his book, stated that the length of the portico is one hundred meters and the width is half the length. He said that the oldest cartouches of the pharaohs found on it are those of Seti I, who is said to be Seti I of the Nineteenth Dynasty, who lived before Christ. There were found on it indications from which it might be inferred that the aforementioned Seti was not the one who built it, but rather its construction is attributed to Amenophis III. It was originally entirely roofed, and light entered it through openings, the traces of which still exist today. It is said that the engraver varied in depicting the Pharaoh, his enemies, his chariot, and his horses, from the high towers of the fortresses, and the enemies at his knees. He is depicted on the chest of a lion, overlooking the enemy army before him, and sometimes depicted in the form of a lion with one paw on the neck of one of the enemy leaders, preparing to slaughter him with his other hand. Sometimes he is depicted as a lion with the lands he conquered behind him, and in his grip a group of their leaders, whom he treats as he would a child. At the same time, the enemies appear in a state of obedience and submission, and you see them before his victorious armies as if they are cutting their own throats to clear the way. You see the image of the princes from all the tribes before his chariot in a state of submission and obedience, and each tribe performing what it owes to its lord in terms of reverence and respect, and other such situations, with the utmost skill and precision. This indicates that the Egyptians reached the highest degree in the perfection of the art of drawing.