No Amon

The capital of Upper Egypt, and in certain periods also the capital of the whole country. No Amon meant "the city of the god Amun" and this is how most of the references to it in the Bible should be understood (cf Jer 46:25; Ezek 30:14; Nah 3:8). The identification of No Amon with Thebes, the center of the cult of the god Amun, is accepted by all. On the east bank the huge temple complexes of modern Karnak and Luxor were erected, while on the west bank lie the necropolis and the funerary temples. The greatest building activities date to the reigns of Hatshepsut, Thutmosis III and Amenophis III.

The large necropolis, or city of the dead, with its beautiful funerary monuments and temples extended along the west bank of the Nile. In a wadi nearby, known as the Valley of the Kings, the pharaohs were buried. One of the most famous tombs found here is that of Tutankhamun.

Of great importance are the reliefs found in the tombs and temples, which illustrate the daily life and historic events of their time. A relief in a temple at Karnak depicts rameses II's conquest of Ashkelon. Another famous scene, found at Medinet Habu, portrays Rameses III's battle against the Sea Peoples (Philistines).

Concordance
Jer 46:25. Ezek 30:14-16. Nah 3:8