The Walls of the Ruler Ian Shaw, ''The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt'', Oxford University Press 2000, p. 159 Miriam Lichtheim, ''Ancient Egyptian Literature'', volume 1, University of California Press 1973, p. 224 was a fortification, or possibly a whole string of them, built by Amenemhat I in the 14th nome of

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to protect the eastern approaches to Egypt. It succeeded the Old Kingdom ''Walls of Sneferu''. Robert Morkot, ''The Egyptians: An Introduction'', Routledge 2005, p. 42 The Walls of the Ruler are mentioned in the '' Tale of Sinuhe'' and in the '' Prophecy of Neferti''. No remains have been found.

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depictions show forts which had a secured supply of water and were surrounded by crocodile-infested ditches or canals which were spanned by bridges.

Cultural impact

Alfred J. Hoerth speculates that in the biblical tradition of

the Exodus The Exodus (Hebrew language, Hebrew: יציאת מצרים, ''Yeẓi’at Miẓrayim'': ) is the founding myth of the Israelites whose narrative is spread over four books of the Torah (or Pentateuch, corresponding to the first five books of the ...

Moses Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...

led the Israelites south to Pithom and Etham; would he had led the people northwards toward the Promised Land, they would have most likely encountered the Walls of the Ruler. It would not have been possible for a large group of people to go undetected pass these fortifications. A fictionalized version of the Walls of the Ruler are present in the first DLC (The Hidden Ones) of the 2017 video game '' Assassin's Creed Origins''. Unlike real-life accounts of it, it is located on the Sinai Peninsula, rather than mainland Egypt.

References

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