Complex sentence: The king could also order that temples provide supplies for other purposes; the mortuary temples of the Theban necropolis, for instance, oversaw the provision of the royally employed tomb workers at Deir el-Medina.
Split into simpler sentences: The king could also order that temples provide supplies for other purposes. The mortuary temples of the Theban necropolis, for instance, oversaw the provision of the royally employed tomb workers at Deir el-Medina.