Temple of Amun

 temple, ruins

B 500, the Great Temple of Amun of Napata. An original small Amun temple (of mud brick?) was probably constructed on the spot (?) by the early Thutmosids; it appears to have been dismantled and replaced with an Aten temple, built entirely of talatat blocks, by Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten (1353-1335 BCE). This structure, whose remains are still prominent, was then modified and rededicated to Amun probably by Tutankhamun (1333-1324 BCE), Horemheb (ca. 1319-1307 BCE) and/or Seti I (ca. 1306-1290 BCE). Substantial additions were then undertaken by Ramses II (ca. 1290-1224 BCE). No further additions were constructed until the reign of Piankhy (ca. 750-716 BCE), who enlarged the temple to its present size. Embellished by Taharqo (ca. 690-664 BC) and Tanwetamani (ca. 664-657 BC), it was severely damaged by fire, probably in 593 BCE in the Egyptian attack of Psamtik II (595-589 BCE), and restored again. Its last complete renovation was undertaken by the Meroitic royal pair Natakamani and Amanitore (mid-first century CE). www.jebelbarkal.org/