City of Amun

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The City of Amun is an ancient Egyptian urban center closely associated with the worship of the god Amun, likely referring to the great religious capital of Thebes (modern Luxor).

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
City of Amun canonical 2
House of Amun 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
religious center
ancientName City of Amun
Niwt-Imn
Waset
associatedWithDeity Amun
Amun-Ra
linked to: Amun
associatedWithRuler Akhenaten (before Amarna period)
linked to: Akhenaten

Amenhotep III
Hatshepsut
Ramesses II
Thutmose III
Tutankhamun
capitalDuring Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
civilization Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
country Egypt
flourishedDuring 18th Dynasty
19th Dynasty
20th Dynasty
greekName Thebes
hasPart Avenue of Sphinxes
East Bank of Luxor
Karnak Temple Complex
Luxor Temple
Precinct of Amun-Re
Temple of Amun at Karnak
linked to: Temple of Amun-Re
languageUsed Ancient Egyptian
locatedIn Thebes
Upper Egypt
modern Luxor
locatedOn Nile River
linked to: Nile
majorCultCenterOf Amun
modernName Luxor
notableFeature massive pylons and obelisks
processional festivals of Amun
notableFestival Beautiful Feast of the Valley
Opet Festival
oppositeBankHasPart Theban Necropolis
Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Queens
primaryFunction cult center of Amun
state ritual center
religion ancient Egyptian religion
scriptUsed hieratic
hieroglyphic
servedAs political capital of Egypt
religious capital of Egypt
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatusSince 1979

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Niwt-Imn meaningOfName City of Amun
Per-Amun nameMeaning House of Amun
linked to: City of Amun
City of Amun ancientName City of Amun