Iunet-ta-netert

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Iunet-ta-netert is the ancient Egyptian name for the temple city of Dendera, a major cult center dedicated primarily to the goddess Hathor.

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Iunet-ta-netert canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian city
cult center
temple city
associatedDeity Horus
Ihi
Isis
Osiris
cultTitleOfHathor Lady of Dendera
Mistress of Iunet
dedicatedPrimarilyTo Hathor
hasArchaeologicalSite Dendera
surface form: Dendera archaeological area
hasArchitecturalFeature hypostyle hall
rooftop chapels
sanctuary of Hathor
hasCulturalSignificance example of late Egyptian temple architecture
important center of Hathor worship
hasGreekName Tentyra
hasMainTemple Temple of Hathor at Dendera
hasModernName Dendera
hasRitualFeature birth house (mammisi)
sacred lake
hasRomanName Tentyris
hasSacredFunction cult center of Hathor
hasTempleComplex Temple of Hathor at Dendera
surface form: Dendera Temple complex
knownFor astronomical ceiling reliefs
well-preserved Ptolemaic and Roman temples
zodiac of Dendera
locatedInCountry Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: ancient Egypt
locatedInModernCountry Egypt
locatedInRegion Upper Egypt
locatedOnRiver Nile
majorCultCenterOf Hathor
nameLanguage ancient Egyptian
nameMeaning Iunet of the goddess
partOf nome system of ancient Egypt
periodOfMajorConstruction Ptolemaic Kingdom
surface form: Ptolemaic Period

Roman Antiquity
surface form: Roman Period
primaryDeity Hathor
religion ancient Egyptian religion
visitedBy Ptolemaic rulers
Roman emperors

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Dendera ancientName Iunet-ta-netert