Kurnek

On the eastern bank of the Stygian, opposite the capital city of Thybos, lies the temple city of Kurnek. Begun in the 19th Dynasty, it has been expanded by nearly all of the 20 dynasties since until now the temple complex/city sprawls more than a mile in each direction. It is crowded with temples or shrines to nearly every deity of Khemit, plus pillared walks, rows of statuary, and other religious venues. If that maze of building wasn’t enough, Kurnek is also a busy city with little markets filling up courtyards, rows of small houses built along the backs of noble temples, and people everywhere offering food, lodging, or religious trinkets to the thousands of visitors. Most notable of the religious edifices is the temple of Amun, with 70-foot-tall pillars in its great hall.

Settlement

Kurnek, City of

Ruler

Principal Administrator Enumahotep

Government

bureaucracy

Population

39,130 (mostly Khemitite)

Type

City

Owning Organization

Khemit