abydos ahmose although amenhotep amun appears area bc between building burial century city country cult culture date desert during dynasty early egypt egyptian end even evidence example family first found funerary god great high however ii iii important inscriptions intermediate karnak king kingdom known land large late later local major material may middle military monuments name naqada new nile north now nubia number officials old part perhaps period place political pottery power probably pyramid region reign royal rulers seems shows since sites small son south state statues still tell temple texts theban thebes thutmose time tomb two upper used years |