The book explores the early stages of the development of the cult of Amun - one of the most important Egyptian deities, the transformation of this cult from local to public and its role in the centralizing policy of the Theban kings. The evolution of the cult of Amun is traced from the III millennium to the middle of the XVI century. BC and is considered in close connection with the political formation of Thebes - the center of veneration of Amun.