http://www.archaeowiki.org/Restoration_Stela
The Restoration Stela of Tutankhamun states the condition of the country as a result of the Civil War over religion, from the reign of Akhenaton (the cross-dressing heretic king). It tells how the temples were neglected and in need of repair, and that by closing the temples, people lost their faith and their prayers went unanswered.
Tut goes on to repair the temples, building new ones that are later stolen by his successor pharaohs. Pharaohs steal monuments of earlier kings to save space and economic reasons. Or build on top of earlier monuments, reuse blocks, or chisel out the names of former rulers and replace with their own, as Ramses 2 complained about.
M7, 2011.
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