The Cult of Amun

Features May/June 2015

In the epic rivalry between ancient Egypt and Nubia, one god had enduring appeal
(Courtesy Y. Guichard © The Berber-Abidiya Archaeological Project)
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Fragments of a statue found at a 1st-century site bear faint traces of a ram’s head and may depict the god Amun.

In its 3,000-year history as a state, ancient Egypt had a complicated, constantly changing set of relations with neighboring powers. With the Libyans to the west and the Babylonians, Hittites, Assyrians, and Persians to the northeast, Egypt by turns waged war, forged treaties, and engaged in mutually beneficial trade. But Egypt’s most important and enduring relationship was, ar

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