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Karnak Temple Complex

Type Object Region Egypt Time c. -1000–-500

A massive temple complex east of Thebes dedicated to Amun, still one of Egypt's most important religious centers around 1000 BCE.

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  1. c. -1000–-900Karnak · ThebesEven the divided dynasties continued to offer gifts to the Amun temple and repair the colonnades, maintaining the integrity of the sacred space and consolidating the priestly group's status as mediators.
  2. c. -747–-656Karnak · ThebesThe Kushite pharaohs from Nubia restored the temple and erected additional statues as 'Sons of Amun,' proclaiming their succession to Egypt's orthodox religion.
  3. c. -664–-500Karnak · ThebesBefore and after the Persian invasion, the Saite dynasty continued to expand the Amun precinct and the Festival Avenue, reaffirming the cultural legitimacy of the native dynasty through the scale of its architecture.

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