U cemetery, Umm el-Qaab, Abydos
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U cemetery at Umm el-Qaab in Abydos is an early dynastic royal necropolis in Upper Egypt, notable as one of the earliest burial grounds of Egypt’s first kings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U cemetery, Umm el-Qaab, Abydos canonical | 1 |
| Umm el-Qaab, Abydos, Egypt | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ necropolis ⓘ royal necropolis ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPhase |
early 3rd millennium BCE
ⓘ
late 4th millennium BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Egypt’s first kings
ⓘ
early Egyptian state formation ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
Early Dynastic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
Naqada III period ⓘ Predynastic Egypt ⓘ |
| contains | tomb U-j ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ancient Egyptian civilization ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | late 19th and 20th centuries (progressive excavation) ⓘ |
| earlierThan | royal cemetery of Umm el-Qaab Cemetery B ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
German Archaeological Institute
ⓘ
surface form:
German Archaeological Institute (DAI)
Günter Dreyer ⓘ |
| function | burial place for early rulers of Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTombs | over 70 tombs (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasType |
mudbrick structures
ⓘ
subterranean tombs ⓘ |
| linkedTo | development of Egyptian kingship ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Abydos
ⓘ
Umm el-Qaab ⓘ Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
imported vessels
ⓘ
inscribed labels ⓘ ivory tags ⓘ pottery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early royal tombs
ⓘ
one of the earliest burial grounds of Egypt’s first kings ⓘ |
| partOf |
Abydos royal cemetery
ⓘ
surface form:
Abydos necropolis
Umm el-Qaab necropolis ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially preserved archaeological remains ⓘ |
| researchField | Egyptology ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for early administration and taxation
ⓘ
evidence for early writing in Egypt ⓘ evidence for long-distance trade in Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt ⓘ |
| tombU-jSignificance | one of the earliest large elite tombs in Egypt ⓘ |
| usedAs | burial ground ⓘ |
| usedFor |
elite burials
ⓘ
royal burials ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Umm el-Qaab, Abydos, Egypt