Saqqara necropolis

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ancient Egyptian necropolis archaeological site

Saqqara necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial ground near Memphis, best known for the Step Pyramid of Djoser and its extensive complex of tombs and monuments spanning several dynasties.

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All labels observed (29)

Label Occurrences
Saqqara 84
Saqqara necropolis canonical 27
South Saqqara 9

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian necropolis ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
archaeologicalExcavationsSince 19th century ⓘ
architectOfBestKnownStructure Imhotep ⓘ
associatedWithCity ancient city of Memphis ⓘ
surface form: Memphis, ancient capital of Egypt
bestKnownStructure Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ
contains animal necropolis ⓘ
catacombs of sacred bulls (Apis) ⓘ
mastabas ⓘ
non-royal tombs ⓘ
pyramids ⓘ
rock-cut tombs ⓘ
royal tombs ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
earliestMajorConstruction 3rd Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
function burial ground for Memphis elite ⓘ
religious and cultic center ⓘ
geographicalFeature desert plateau west of Nile ⓘ
hasInscriptionType Coffin Texts ⓘ
Pyramid Texts ⓘ
tomb reliefs ⓘ
hasMajorMonument Imhotep Museum ⓘ
Mastaba of Ti ⓘ
Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ
surface form: Pyramid complex of Djoser

Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi ⓘ
Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ
surface form: Pyramid of Djoser

Pyramid of Merenre ⓘ
Pyramid of Pepi I ⓘ
Pyramid of Pepi II ⓘ
Pyramid of Sekhemkhet ⓘ
Pyramid of Teti ⓘ
Pyramid of Unas ⓘ
Pyramid of Userkaf ⓘ
Serapeum of Saqqara ⓘ
Tomb of Horemheb (Saqqara) ⓘ
Tomb of Maya and Merit ⓘ
Tomb of Ptahhotep ⓘ
knownFor Late Period and Ptolemaic burials ⓘ
New Kingdom tombs ⓘ
Old Kingdom mastaba tombs ⓘ
Pyramid Texts ⓘ
surface form: Pyramid Texts inscriptions

Serapeum of Saqqara ⓘ
Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ
locatedIn Giza Governorate ⓘ
locatedNear Memphis, Egypt ⓘ
namedAfter Sokar (Seker), Memphite funerary god ⓘ
nearbySite Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ
surface form: Abusir necropolis

Dahshur necropolis ⓘ
notableExcavators Auguste Mariette ⓘ
James Quibell ⓘ
Jean-Philippe Lauer ⓘ
Walter Bryan Emery ⓘ
Zahi Hawass ⓘ
partOf Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ⓘ
Memphis ⓘ
surface form: Memphis necropolis region
periodOfUse Early Dynastic Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Early Dynastic 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 ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Roman Egypt
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979 ⓘ

Referenced by (149)

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

Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur → contains → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur → contains → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Step Pyramid of Djoser
Lower Egypt → hasArchaeologicalSites → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
ancient city of Memphis → locatedNear → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
subject surface form: Memphis (ancient city)
ancient city of Memphis → hasNecropolis → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
subject surface form: Memphis (ancient city)
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Memphis → locatedNear → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
subject surface form: Memphis (Egypt)
Memphis → nearbySite → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
subject surface form: Memphis (Egypt)
this entity surface form: Saqqara Step Pyramid of Djoser
Pyramid of Khafre → partOf → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Memphis necropolis
Red Pyramid → locatedInRegion → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Memphis necropolis
Pyramid of Menkaure → partOf → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Memphis necropolis
Old Kingdom of Egypt → hasSite → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Pharaonic Egypt → majorSite → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
Abu Sir necropolis → locatedBetween → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
Early Dynastic Egypt → hasKeySite → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Ineb-hedj → hasArchaeologicalSite → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: ruins of Memphis
Manf → nearNecropolis → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Mit Rahina → nearbySite → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Giza Governorate → contains → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Djoser → burialPlace → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Djoser → templeComplexLocation → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
Djoser → cultCenter → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Djoser → pyramidLocation → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara, Egypt
Userkaf → burialPlace → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Userkaf → pyramidLocation → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Fifth Dynasty of Egypt → hasRoyalNecropolis → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Sixth Dynasty of Egypt → burialSiteOfKings → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Sixth Dynasty of Egypt → sourceOfEvidence → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: royal pyramids at Saqqara
Pepi II Neferkare → burialPlace → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Pepi II Neferkare → pyramidComplexLocation → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Saqqara
Pepi I Meryre → burialPlace → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Pepi I Meryre → pyramidLocation → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Saqqara
Pepi I Meryre → commissioned → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: pyramid complex at Saqqara
Pyramid Texts → foundIn → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
Step Pyramid of Djoser → locatedIn → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Step Pyramid of Djoser → partOf → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
3rd Dynasty of Egypt → hasSite → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
3rd Dynasty of Egypt → royalNecropolis → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Anubis → worshipCenter → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Sokar (Seker), Memphite funerary god → associatedWithPlace → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
subject surface form: Sokar
Sokar (Seker), Memphite funerary god → worshipCenter → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
subject surface form: Sokar
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Imhotep Museum → locatedIn → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Imhotep Museum → focusesOn → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
Imhotep Museum → partOf → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara archaeological area
Imhotep Museum → touristAttractionIn → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
catacombs of sacred bulls (Apis) → locatedIn → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
subject surface form: Catacombs of Sacred Bulls (Apis)
this entity surface form: Saqqara
catacombs of sacred bulls (Apis) → partOf → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
subject surface form: Catacombs of Sacred Bulls (Apis)
Auguste Mariette → notableWork → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: excavations at Saqqara
Imhotep → associatedWithMonument → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pyramid complex at Saqqara
Imhotep → workLocation → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara
Imhotep → worshipCenters → Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saqqara