Temple of Amun
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The Temple of Amun was the principal temple complex located in Siwa, serving as the residence for the exalted Oracle of Amun that guided the affairs of the village. It was built directly above an Isu vault which was incorporated into the temple as an underground chamber.[1]
History
In 49 BCE, Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII appointed Medunamun, a member of the Order of the Ancients, as Oracle of Amun in a bid to consolidate his control over the remote, dissident town. A year later, the Medjay, Bayek, returned to Siwa, infiltrating the temple complex and freed the priests abused under Medunamun's leadership.[2] Thereafter, Bayek assassinated the Ancients, thus ending his reign of tyranny.[3]