Avaris
E293689
Avaris was the ancient Hyksos capital in the Nile Delta of Egypt, known as a major political and religious center during the Second Intermediate Period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avaris canonical | 8 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandoned | after Hyksos expulsion ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
Canaanite-style burials
ⓘ
Minoan-style wall paintings ⓘ palatial architecture ⓘ storage facilities ⓘ temple structures ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
15th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt
Hyksos ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Ahmose I
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahmose I of the Eighteenth Dynasty
|
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| culture |
Canaanite-Levantine influence
ⓘ
Hyksos ⓘ
surface form:
Hyksos culture
|
| economy |
engaged in trade with the Aegean
ⓘ
engaged in trade with the Levant ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Manfred Bietak ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 18th–16th centuries BCE ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
royal residence of Hyksos rulers ⓘ trading hub ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Asiatic population
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ harbor installations ⓘ large palace complexes ⓘ strong Levantine cultural influence ⓘ |
| language |
Middle Egyptian
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian (administrative)
Northwest Semitic (population) ⓘ |
| laterUse | incorporated into Ramesside royal city Pi-Ramesses ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Nile Delta ⓘ Nile Delta ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Nile Delta
|
| locatedNear |
Pelusiac branch of the Nile
ⓘ
eastern frontier of Egypt ⓘ |
| modernSite | Tell el-Dab'a ⓘ |
| partOf | eastern Delta frontier defense system ⓘ |
| region |
Nile Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Delta, Governorate of Sharqia (modern Egypt)
|
| religion |
Egyptian religion
ⓘ
Levantine religious traditions ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
center of worship for Near Eastern deities
ⓘ
cult center of the god Seth (identified with Baal) ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of the Hyksos
ⓘ
political center during the Second Intermediate Period ⓘ religious center during the Second Intermediate Period ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled routes between Egypt and the Levant ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | Pi-Ramesses ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Second Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.