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title: Avenue of the Sphinxes, Thebes
author: sdhaddow
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/584/avenue-of-the-sphinxes-thebes/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-07-19
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# Avenue of the Sphinxes, Thebes

_Authored by sdhaddow_

## Image File

[![Avenue of the Sphinxes, Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/584.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/584.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Avenue of the Sphinxes is a 3-km ancient processional route that once linked Luxor [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) with the Temple of Mut at [Karnak](https://www.worldhistory.org/Karnak/) to the south. The avenue and sphinxes were built during the reign of Nectanebo I (380-363 BCE) who ruled during the 30th Dynasty. Each of the approximately 1350 sphinxes that originally lined the route is inscribed with his name.

## Cite This Work

### APA
sdhaddow. (2012, April 26). Avenue of the Sphinxes, Thebes. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/584/avenue-of-the-sphinxes-thebes/>
### Chicago
sdhaddow. "Avenue of the Sphinxes, Thebes." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/584/avenue-of-the-sphinxes-thebes/>.
### MLA
sdhaddow. "Avenue of the Sphinxes, Thebes." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/584/avenue-of-the-sphinxes-thebes/>.

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