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The [[Late Period]] was a time of mixed blessings for the cult of Amun. Although [[Karnak]] continued to receive embellishments and expansion, the period all saw the rise of the cult of [[Isis]] and [[Osiris]], and also previously minor gods such as [[Bast]].
The [[Late Period]] was a time of mixed blessings for the cult of Amun. Although [[Karnak]] continued to receive embellishments and expansion, the period all saw the rise of the cult of [[Isis]] and [[Osiris]], and also previously minor gods such as [[Bast]].
However, outside of Egypt the cult of Amun had remained strong, particularly in [[Nubia]], where Egyptian cultural domination in the New Kingdom had essentially reformed Nubian society in it’s own image. The southerners, who maintained the zeal of the convert, briefly occupied parts, at times almost all of Egypt, ruling as the 25th Dynasty, greatly reiterating the dominance of Amun-Ra and making specific point of participating and honouring the festivals of the god.
However, outside of Egypt the cult of Amun had remained strong, particularly in [[Nubia]], where Egyptian cultural domination in the New Kingdom had essentially reformed Nubian society in its own image. The southerners, who maintained the zeal of the convert, briefly occupied parts, at times almost all of Egypt, ruling as the 25th Dynasty, greatly reiterating the dominance of Amun-Ra and making specific point of participating and honouring the festivals of the god.
Despite this turn in fortunes, the 30th Dynasty saw the rise to prominence of Isis and Osiris, and these cults would gradually begin to outshine that of Amun-Ra, despite his association by the Ptolemaic rulers of Amun-Ra with [[Zeus]], as Amonra Sonther, a hellenization of his Egyptian title ''imn-r’ nsw ntrw'', literally “Amun-Ra, King of the Gods”.
Despite this turn in fortunes, the 30th Dynasty saw the rise to prominence of Isis and Osiris, and these cults would gradually begin to outshine that of Amun-Ra, despite his association by the Ptolemaic rulers of Amun-Ra with [[Zeus]], as Amonra Sonther, a hellenization of his Egyptian title ''imn-r’ nsw ntrw'', literally “Amun-Ra, King of the Gods”.