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instanceOf
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ancient Egyptian city
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archaeological site
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ancientEgyptianName
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Per-Bast
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Per-Bastet
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archaeologicalExcavationsBy
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Édouard Naville
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containsRemainsOf
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cat necropolis
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granite blocks and statues
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temple precincts
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country
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Egypt
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culturalAssociation
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cats in ancient Egyptian religion
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declinePeriod
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Ptolemaic period
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Roman period
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describedBy
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Herodotus
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describedInWork
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Histories
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excavationStartCentury
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19th century
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festivalDescriptionByHerodotus
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one of the most popular and joyous festivals in Egypt
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flourishedDuring
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Late Period of ancient Egypt
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Third Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt
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governorate
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Sharqia Governorate
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greekName
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Boubastis
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hasFeature
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processional ways
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sacred lake
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hasTempleDedicatedTo
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Bastet
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importantInDynasty
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Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
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Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt
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knownFor
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festivals of Bastet
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grand temple of Bastet
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laterUse
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quarry for building materials
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locatedEastOf
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Nile River main course
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locatedIn
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Lower Egypt
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Nile Delta
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majorCultCenterOf
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Bastet
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cat goddess Bastet
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modernSiteName
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Tell Basta
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nearModernCity
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Zagazig
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notableRulerAssociated
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Osorkon I
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Osorkon II
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Shoshenq I
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politicalRole
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royal residence during the Twenty-second Dynasty
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primaryDeity
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Bastet
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region
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eastern Nile Delta
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religiousFunction
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center of the cult of Bastet
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pilgrimage site in ancient Egypt
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sacredAnimal
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cat
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situatedOn
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Pelusiac branch of the Nile
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timePeriod
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Bronze Age
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Iron Age
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UNESCOTentativeListStatus
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part of Tell Basta archaeological area (Egyptian tentative listings)
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worshipPractices
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mummification of cats for votive offerings
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