Manf

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Manf is the Arabic name for the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, a historically significant capital near modern-day Cairo.

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Manf canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
former national capital
historical place
ancientName Ineb-hedj
Men-nefer
ArabicNameOf ancient city of Memphis
surface form: Memphis (ancient Egypt)
associatedWithDeity Nefertem
Ptah
Sekhmet
capitalOf Old Kingdom of Egypt
culturalRole administrative center of ancient Egypt
religious center of the cult of Ptah
declinePeriod Late Period of Egypt
surface form: Late Period of ancient Egypt
foundedInPeriod Early Dynastic Egypt
surface form: Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
greekName Memphis
hasRemains Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis
colossal statue of Ramesses II
hasTemple Great Temple of Ptah
surface form: Temple of Ptah
languageContext Arabic
laterSupplantedBy Alexandria
Cairo
locatedInCountry Egypt
locatedInRegion Lower Egypt
locatedNear Cairo
Giza
surface form: Giza Plateau
locatedOn west bank of the Nile
modernSiteName Mit Rahina
nearNecropolis Abu Rawash necropolis
surface form: Abu Rawash

Abu Sir necropolis
surface form: Abu Sir

Dahshur necropolis
surface form: Dahshur

Giza
Saqqara necropolis
surface form: Saqqara
partOf Memphis necropolis
surface form: Memphis and its Necropolis archaeological zone
servedAs capital of ancient Egypt
significance one of the oldest and most important cities of ancient Egypt
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur

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ancient city of Memphis ArabicName Manf
subject surface form: Memphis (ancient city)