Résumé
These works intend to highlight the importance of the veneration of the king, of his family and of the royal ancestors in the ruler’s achievements at Karnak. Obviously, Amenhotep I was inspired by, or even copied, the monuments of his illustrious predecessor Sesostris I. Moreover, many of his scenes on the walls of his monuments are related to the coronation or to the royal jubilee. Above all, Amenhotep I considerably strengthened the presence of the royal cult, (i.e. the presentation of offerings to the king) in Karnak, as indicated by his architectural and iconographic program. Thus, the courts in front of the Middle Kingdom temple is of great interest because several chapels and niches for the cult of the statue of Amenhotep I were located there. Moreover, the king included the royal cult in the ritual and economic organisation of the temple. It is illustrated by the “Ritual of Amenhotep I”, the offerings calendar for royal ancestors as well as the sovereign’s calcite bark shrine. This presentation will give an insight into the royal cult and its organisation in the temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak under Amenhotep I: the people concerned, the cult spaces and supports, and the forms of veneration attested. It will also be interesting to explain the great development of the royal cult during his reign at Karnak, and its relation to the cult of Amun.