Pharaonic Egypt

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Pharaonic Egypt refers to the ancient Egyptian civilization ruled by a succession of divine kings (pharaohs), renowned for its monumental architecture, hieroglyphic writing, and complex religious and funerary traditions.

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instanceOf ancient civilization
historical period
architectureType hypostyle hall
mastaba
pyramid
rock-cut tomb
artStyle canon of proportions
frontalism
burialPractice mummification
tomb construction
burialText Book of the Dead
Coffin Texts
Pyramid Texts
calendarType lunar calendar
solar calendar
capital Memphis
Pi-Ramesses
Thebes
country Pharaonic Egypt self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ancient Egypt
currency barter economy
economyBasedOn agriculture
irrigation
trade
endTime 30 BCE
followedBy Ptolemaic Kingdom
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt
surface form: Roman Egypt
governmentForm absolute monarchy
headOfStateTitle pharaoh
inception unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
keyConcept maʿat
knownFor colossal statues
complex funerary traditions
hieroglyphic writing
mathematics
medicine
monumental architecture
mummification
obelisk construction
pyramids
solar and lunar calendars
temples
legalSystem customary law
locatedIn Nile Valley
Northeast Africa
majorDeity Amun
Anubis
Horus
Isis
Osiris
Ra
majorPharaoh Akhenaten
Hatshepsut
Khafre
Khufu
Menkaure
Ramesses II
Ramesses III
Thutmose III
Tutankhamun
majorRiver Nile
majorSite Giza Pyramids
surface form: Giza pyramid complex

Karnak Temple Complex
Luxor Temple
Saqqara necropolis
Valley of the Kings
maʿatRepresents cosmic order
justice
truth
measurementSystem Egyptian cubit
officialLanguage Ancient Egyptian
partOf ancient Near East
history of Egypt
period Early Dynastic Egypt
surface form: Early Dynastic Period of Egypt

First Intermediate Period of Egypt
Late Period of Egypt
surface form: Late Period of ancient Egypt

Middle Kingdom of Egypt
New Kingdom of Egypt
Old Kingdom of Egypt
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
religion ancient Egyptian religion
socialClass artisans
nobility
peasants
pharaoh
priests
scribes
slaves
socialStructure hierarchical society
startTime c. 3100 BCE
tradeGoods gold
grain
incense
linen
papyrus
stone
tradePartner Levant region
surface form: Levant

Nubia
Punt
unifiedBy Narmer
surface form: Menes

Narmer
writingDirection left-to-right
right-to-left
top-to-bottom
writingMaterial papyrus
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs
demotic script
hieratic script

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Maat worshippedIn Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: ancient Egypt
Mihos veneratedIn Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: ancient Egypt
Montaza district historicalAssociation Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Egyptian monarchy
Pyramid of Sekhemkhet culture Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
National Military Museum of Egypt exhibitsPeriod Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi culture Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: ancient Egypt
Memphite necropolis partOf Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Shepseskaf country Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Shepseskaf monarchOf Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Carriage Museum thematicFocus Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Egyptian monarchy
Carriage Museum associatedWith Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Egyptian monarchy
Pyramid of Merenre culture Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Jebel Barkal wasReligiousCenterFor Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: ancient Egypt
Two Lands of Egypt refersTo Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: unified kingdom of Upper and Lower Egypt
Two Lands of Egypt partOf Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: ancient Egypt
Hor-Aha culture Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Mastaba of Ti civilization Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Dakhla Oasis hasHistoricalPeriodOfIntensiveOccupation Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Pharaonic period
Tomb of Maya and Merit culturalContext Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: ancient Egypt
Tomb of Ptahhotep civilization Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Kharga Oasis periodOfSignificance Pharaonic Egypt
Lateran Obelisk culture Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian architecture developedIn Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Lady of the East culture Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: ancient Egypt
Henutsen countryOfCitizenship Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Aha culture Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Qa'a kingdom Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Land of the Pharaohs setInPeriod Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Festival of Drunkenness countryOfOrigin Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty country Pharaonic Egypt
subject surface form: Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Hordjedef country Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Hetepheres II region Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
White Pyramid of Amenemhat II culture Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Ptah-Sokar-Osiris countryOfOrigin Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Zau partOf Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: ancient Egypt
Zau culture Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egyptian civilization
Pyramid of Senusret III culture Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Kawab region Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Djer ruledOver Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Unified Egypt
Kingdom of Kerma majorRival Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Kingdom of Kerma tradedWith Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
White Walls hasCulturalContext Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egyptian civilization
Kingdom of Napata influencedBy Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Temple of Soleb associatedWithCulture Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt timeInHistoryOf Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: ancient Egypt
Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai culture Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Sokar worshippedIn Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt country Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt
Pyramid of Neferefre culture Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egyptian
Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt country Pharaonic Egypt
this entity surface form: Ancient Egypt