MemphisAkhetaten(Amarna)Thebes(Luxor)

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Thebes (Waset)

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The great southern city of Amun, site of Karnak and Luxor temples on the east bank and the royal necropolis on the west. Its priesthood's wealth and influence form the political backdrop to the Amarna break.

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