The relief of Amenhotep ii shooting arrows at a copper ingot target has often been considered as propaganda of the king’s extraordinary strength and vigour. However, this work proposes that the scene took on additional layers of significance and had different ritual functions such as regenerating the health of the king, and ensuring the eternal victory of Egypt over foreign enemies and the victory of order over chaos. Amenhotep ii was shooting arrows at an “Asiatic” ox-hide ingot because the ingot would symbolize the northern enemies of Egypt. The scene belonged to a group of representations carved during the New Kingdom on temples that showed the general image of the king defeating enemies. Moreover, it was linked to scenes painted in private tombs where goods were brought to the deceased, and to offering scenes carved on the walls of Theban temples. The full sequence of scenes would describe, and ritually promote, the process of integration of the foreign element into the Egyptian sphere.

阿蒙霍特普二世向铜锭目标射箭的浮雕通常被认为是国王非凡力量和活力的宣传。但是，这项工作表明，这一场面具有附加的意义，并具有不同的仪式功能，例如，重生国王的健康，确保埃及战胜外国敌人的永恒胜利和秩序战胜混乱的胜利。阿蒙霍特普二世在向“亚洲”牛皮隐藏的地方射击箭，因为它象征着埃及的北部敌人。该场景属于新王国时期雕刻在庙宇上的一组表征，显示了国王击败敌人的一般形象。此外，它还与在私人坟墓中绘画的场景联系在一起，这些场景将货物运往死者，并与在Theban庙宇的墙壁上雕刻的场景相提并论。完整的场景序列将描述并在仪式上促进外来元素融入埃及领域的过程。