Serapeum of Saqqara

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ancient Egyptian burial complex archaeological site catacomb

The Serapeum of Saqqara is an ancient Egyptian underground burial complex at Saqqara that housed the sarcophagi of the sacred Apis bulls, central to the cult of the god Serapis.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Serapeum of Saqqara canonical 5
Serapeum of Alexandria archaeological site 1
Serapeum of Memphis 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian burial complex ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
catacomb ⓘ
architecturalType underground gallery complex ⓘ
associatedDeity Apis ⓘ
Serapis ⓘ
category Ancient Egyptian archaeological sites ⓘ
Saqqara monuments ⓘ
constructionBegan reign of Amenhotep III ⓘ
contains sarcophagi of Apis bulls ⓘ
coordinateSystem World Geodetic System 1984 ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
cultCenterOf Apis bull cult ⓘ
Serapis ⓘ
surface form: Serapis cult
dedicatedTo Apis ⓘ
discoveredBy Auguste Mariette ⓘ
discoveryYear 1850 ⓘ
excavatedBy Auguste Mariette ⓘ
expandedDuring reign of Ramesses II ⓘ
function burial place of sacred Apis bulls ⓘ
governedBy Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ⓘ
hasAccess via a monumental entrance avenue ⓘ
hasFeature inscribed stelae ⓘ
rock-cut tunnels ⓘ
underground vaulted chambers ⓘ
hasPart long underground corridors ⓘ
massive granite sarcophagi ⓘ
side chambers ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn Egypt ⓘ
Giza Governorate ⓘ
Memphis necropolis ⓘ
Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
surface form: Saqqara
material granite ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
near Pyramid of Teti ⓘ
Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ
notableFor enormous stone sarcophagi weighing many tons ⓘ
evidence of animal cults in ancient Egypt ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ⓘ
Memphis necropolis ⓘ
periodOfUse Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: New Kingdom

Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Ptolemaic period
religion ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979 ⓘ
usedFor ritual burial of sacred animals ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saqqara necropolis → knownFor → Serapeum of Saqqara ⓘ
Saqqara necropolis → hasMajorMonument → Serapeum of Saqqara ⓘ
Pompey’s Pillar → partOf → Serapeum of Saqqara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Serapeum of Alexandria archaeological site
Canopus → hasTemple → Serapeum of Saqqara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Temple of Serapis
Serapis → associatedTemple → Serapeum of Saqqara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Serapeum of Memphis
catacombs of sacred bulls (Apis) → alsoKnownAs → Serapeum of Saqqara ⓘ
subject surface form: Catacombs of Sacred Bulls (Apis)
Memphis necropolis → notableFeature → Serapeum of Saqqara ⓘ
Memphite necropolis → hasPart → Serapeum of Saqqara ⓘ
Amud el-Sawari → isPartOf → Serapeum of Saqqara ⓘ
this entity surface form: archaeological site of the Serapeum