Sais
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Sais was an ancient Egyptian city in the western Nile Delta that served as a significant religious and political center, especially prominent during the 26th (Saite) Dynasty.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Sau
ⓘ
Zau ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemainsInclude |
inscribed blocks
ⓘ
statues ⓘ temple ruins ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Saite Dynasty
ⓘ
Late Period of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
|
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| cultCenterOf | Neith ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
center of Neith theology
ⓘ
important center in Late Period diplomacy ⓘ |
| declinedAfter |
Satrapy of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian conquest of Egypt
|
| eraOfGreatestImportance | 7th to 6th centuries BCE ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Late Period of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Period of ancient Egypt
Late Period of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
|
| governedBy | pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty ⓘ |
| hadStatus | provincial capital in some periods ⓘ |
| hadTempleDedicatedTo | Neith ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cult of the goddess Neith
ⓘ
political prominence in the Late Period ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Ancient Egyptian language ⓘ |
| laterLanguageUsed | Coptic language ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Saite artistic revival
ⓘ
Saite political renaissance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Lower Egypt ⓘ Nile Delta ⓘ western Nile Delta ⓘ |
| majorDeity | Neith ⓘ |
| modernNearbySettlement | Sa el-Hagar ⓘ |
| notableRulerAssociated |
Amasis II
ⓘ
Apries ⓘ Necho II ⓘ Psamtik I ⓘ Psamtik II ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Egyptian civilization
|
| region | western Nile Delta ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| servedAs |
political center
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Period of Egypt
ⓘ
Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf |
Saite Dynasty
ⓘ
Late Period of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
|
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.