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History of the Karnak Temple complex : ウィキペディア英語版 | History of the Karnak Temple complex
The history of the Karnak Temple complex is largely the history of Thebes. The city does not appear to have been of any significance before the Eleventh Dynasty, and any temple building here would have been relatively small and unimportant, with any shrines being dedicated to the early god of Thebes, Montu.〔Blyth, 1996, p.7〕 The earliest artifact found in the area of the temple is a small, eight-sided column from the Eleventh Dynasty, which mentions Amun-Re.〔 The tomb of Intef II mentions a 'house of Amun', which implies some structure, whether a shrine or a small temple is unknown.〔 The ancient name for Karnak, ''Ipet-Isut'' (usually translated as 'most select of places') only really refers to the central core structures of the Precinct of Amun-Re, and was in use as early as the 11th Dynasty, again implying the presence of some form of temple before the Middle Kingdom expansion.〔Blyth, 1996, p.9〕 == Middle Kingdom == By the time the Eleventh Dynasty Theban kings had become rulers of all Egypt, the area of Karnak was already considered holy ground, some form of structure for the worship of Amun probably existed before the reunification, and it seems to have been located somewhere within the Karnak area. The unification of Egypt brought Amun (the tribal god of the region) increased power and wealth, and he was gradually merged with the sun god Rê, to become Amun-Re. The White Chapel of Senusret I and the Middle Kingdom court are the earliest remains of buildings within the temple area.〔Blyth, 1996, p.10〕 Close to the Sacred Lake, excavations have located a planned settlement.〔Kemp, 1989 , p.188〕 The major construction of this era was the laying out of the Middle Kingdom court,
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