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Thebes was the most populous city in the world when Pharaoh Akhentaten chose to relocate the capital to Akhetaten (Amarna), over 300mi away. What happened to Thebes during the Amarna Period; was it completely abandoned?

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Which pharaoh Alexander is referenced in this copy of Burden of Isis: The Chants, and would this "Ishrel" have been to Egyptians of during this time?

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Is there a legitimate link between Egypt's myth of Set vs Horus, and Israel's Passover from the Book of Exodus?

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Thebes was the most populous city in the world when Pharaoh Akhentaten chose to relocate the capital to Akhetaten (Amarna), over 300mi away. What happened to Thebes during the Amarna Period; was it completely abandoned?	615
Which pharaoh Alexander is referenced in this copy of Burden of Isis: The Chants, and would this "Ishrel" have been to Egyptians of during this time?	5
Is there a legitimate link between Egypt's myth of Set vs Horus, and Israel's Passover from the Book of Exodus?	1