Thebes was once ancient Egypt's capital and the cultic center of its most prominent god: Amun. It also was home to one of the largest temple precincts in the ancient world: Karnak.

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Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms. With the temples and palaces at Karnak and Luxor, and the necropolises of the Valley of the ...

the head of the Egyptian Archaeology Sector. The triple statuette depicted the chief god of Thebes, Amun, his wife and mother goddess Mut, and their son and Moon god Khonsu standing beside each other.

All three gods were associated with Thebes, and depictions of the three together have been found in previous excavations in Egypt. The statuette may have been worn on the neck like an amulet ...

Rekhmire was a governor of Thebes during the reigns of Tuthmosis ... Dynasty often placed before their tombs in honor of the sun god. At the opposite (western) end of the tomb, notice the empty ...

Together, the three gods made the divine triad at Thebes, and the temple for Amun ... Facebook post The 26th dynasty of ancient Egypt, called the Late Period or Saite Period, was marked by 130 ...