Luqsor
The city of Luqsor is south of Elephantine in the rocky desert east of the first cataract of the Stygian. Watered by canals, it is populated mostly by priests, artisans, and workers of the government in Elephantine. It is best known, though, for its temples to important gods of the Khemitian pantheon. Built of sandstone from the surrounding canyons, the dozen large temples that fill the city have a unified look despite having been finished over hundreds of years. Most are credited to pharaohs of the 26th or 27th dynasties, when pharaohs of Nubiar heritage first moved the royal capital to Elephantine. Deities honored are Ptah, Isis, Osiris, Ra, Nephthys, Thoth, Horus, Set, Amun, Geb, and Apis. (Due to superstitions surrounding the first god of the dead, Anubis has no true temples other than the ancient one at the city of Anubis.) Other deities, or lesser aspects of these primary deities, are represented at rock-cut temples in the walls of the sandstone canyons between Luqsor and Baqi.
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