 The earliest artifact found in the area of the temple is a small, eight-sided column from the Eleventh Dynasty, which mentions Amun-Re.The tomb of Intef II mentions a 'house of Amun', which implies some structure, whether a shrine or a small temple is unknown.The ancient name for Karnak, "Ipet-Isut" (usually translated as 'most select of places') only really refers to the central core structures of the Precinct of Amun-Re, and was in use as early as the 11th Dynasty, again implying the presence of some form of temple before the Middle Kingdom expansion.