To the southwest of Luxor , about 12 km , lies the city of Armant . Its name was derived from the ancient Egyptian names 'Pr-Mntw' and '’Iwnw-Mntw' , then it acquired the Greek word 'Hermontus' . Armant was a centre of the cult of god Montu and his two wives Iwnet and Thinite . The site includes many necropolises dating back to the Pre-Dynastic times as well as the remains of domestic constructions of the people who lived in this era . Side by side were some remains of a temple built for god Montu during the New Kingdom , to which many kings added throughout the history of Ancient Egypt . To the north of the site was discovered a necropolis of the Apis-bull .
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