Archaeologists and historians reveal how the ascent of The God’s Wife of Amun lifted some women to the highest echelons of religious, political, and financial power in the ancient Egyptian empire.

Nesyamun was a priest at the temple of Amun in the Karnak complex at Thebes ... as well as explaining Egyptian culture. His coffin gives an insight into his daily life and his beliefs and ...

Thebes was once ancient Egypt's capital and the cultic center of its most prominent god: Amun. It also was home to one of the largest temple precincts in the ancient world: Karnak.