The next day our destination was the mother of all Egyptian temples: the temple complex of Karnak. Its construction spanned a few centuries during the New Kingdom, as pharaoh after pharaoh added something new. From pylons to obelisks to walls depicting battles, conquests, and other events, this place has it all.
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Writing on the Wall
– How would you say that in ancient Egyptian?– “Foot, snake, squiggle, squiggle, bird.”– Works for me.– Gee, hieroglyphics are easy! Sam and Max: Season 3: The Tomb of Sammun-mak After driving for a few hours down the Nile, making our way back north and stopping at the Greek temples at Kom Ombo and Edfu, we came to the modern city of Luxor, ancient Thebes – the southern capital of ancient Egypt. Modern Cairo is near the ancient northern capital of Memphis. The area around Luxor has more to see of ancient Egypt than Cairo, in my opinion. While Cairo […]