Granite ram of Amun with King Taharqa. Dynasty 25, 690-664 BC. From Kawa in Nubia. The worship of Amun, imported into Nubia by the Egyptians, was carried on with great zeal by the royal family of the twenty-fifth dynasty. Taharqa built or enlarged several temples in honor of Amun. This statue symbolizes the god’s protection of the king. British Museum, EA 1779. Image by L. M. Clancy, 2009/09/13.The campaign described above is the first synchronism between Biblical chronology and Egyptian or Mesopotamian chronology. According to reliefs at the Karnak Temple, Shishak conquered towns in central Israel and the Negev. Rather than seeking power, however, it was just a razzia campaign seeking booty and plunder.
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