Lower Egypt

E3708

historical region region of ancient Egypt

Lower Egypt is the northern, Nile Delta region of ancient Egypt, encompassing the fertile lands around the river’s mouth and key cities such as Giza.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Lower Egypt canonical	241
northern Egypt	13
Northern Egypt	9
Nile Delta	6
Memphite region	2
Nile Delta region	2
Buto in the Nile Delta	1
Egypt of the North	1
Lower Egypt (early periods)	1
Memphis region of Lower Egypt	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical region ⓘ region of ancient Egypt ⓘ
borders	Upper Egypt ⓘ
characterizedBy	fertile alluvial soil ⓘ marshy wetlands ⓘ
contains	Bubastis ⓘ Giza ⓘ Cairo ⓘ surface form: Heliopolis Sais ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
hasAdministrativeDivision	nomes ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSites	Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ surface form: Abusir Giza ⓘ surface form: Giza pyramid complex Saqqara necropolis ⓘ surface form: Saqqara
hasCapital	Memphis ⓘ
hasClimate	Mediterranean-influenced ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn	Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
hasColor	red ⓘ
hasCrownName	Deshret ⓘ
hasCrownType	Red Crown ⓘ surface form: Red Crown of Lower Egypt
hasDeity	Bastet ⓘ Neith ⓘ Wadjet ⓘ
hasDirectionInEgyptianCosmology	north ⓘ
hasEconomicBase	flax cultivation ⓘ grain cultivation ⓘ papyrus production ⓘ
hasEgyptianName	Ta-Mehu ⓘ Wadjet ⓘ surface form: Ta-Mehyt
hasMainRiver	Nile ⓘ
hasNumberOfNomesApprox	20 ⓘ
hasPlantSymbol	papyrus ⓘ
hasSymbol	Red Crown ⓘ
knownFor	agricultural productivity ⓘ dense population in antiquity ⓘ
languageInAntiquity	Egyptian language ⓘ
laterUnderControlOf	Islamic Caliphates ⓘ surface form: Arab Caliphate Byzantine Empire ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ
locatedIn	Lower Egypt self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nile Delta northern Egypt ⓘ
partOf	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: ancient Egypt
strategicImportance	access to Mediterranean trade routes ⓘ control of Nile Delta ⓘ
unificationDateApprox	c. 3100 BCE ⓘ
unifiedByTradition	Narmer ⓘ surface form: Menes Narmer ⓘ
wasUnifiedWith	Upper Egypt ⓘ
writingSystemInAntiquity	Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ

Referenced by (277)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Giza → region → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Giza railway station → connectsRegion → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Alexandria → region → Lower Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile Delta

Cairo → historicalRegion → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Nazlet El-Semman → region → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Lower Egypt → locatedIn → Lower Egypt self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile Delta

ancient city of Memphis → locatedIn → Lower Egypt ⓘ

subject surface form: Memphis (ancient city)

ancient city of Memphis → locatedIn → Lower Egypt ⓘ

subject surface form: Memphis (ancient city)

this entity surface form: Nile Delta region

ancient city of Memphis → partOf → Lower Egypt ⓘ

subject surface form: Memphis (ancient city)

this entity surface form: Memphite region

Memphis → locatedIn → Lower Egypt ⓘ

subject surface form: Memphis (Egypt)

Greater Cairo metropolitan area → locatedInRegion → Lower Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile Delta region

Copts → traditionalRegion → Lower Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile Delta

Nile → hasDelta → Lower Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile Delta

Borg El Arab Airport → locatedIn → Lower Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Egypt

Borg El Arab Airport → regionServed → Lower Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile Delta

Mediterranean Basin → hasKeyRiverMouth → Lower Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile Delta

Upper Egypt → oppositeOf → Lower Egypt ⓘ

El Alamein → locatedInRegion → Lower Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Egypt

Egyptian Arabic → primaryRegion → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Fourth Dynasty of Egypt → region → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Red Crown → represents → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Red Crown → associatedRegion → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Wadjet → associatedWith → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Wadjet → domain → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Wadjet → cultCenter → Lower Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Buto in the Nile Delta

Narmer → regionOfRule → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Alexandria Governorate → locatedIn → Lower Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Egypt

Alexandria Governorate → partOfRegion → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Bastet → cultCenterIn → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Neith → worshipCenter → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Neith → patronOf → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Deshret → symbolizes → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Deshret → associatedWithRegion → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Sais → locatedIn → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Ta-Mehu → refersTo → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Cairo–Alexandria line → regionServed → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Early Dynastic Egypt → locatedIn → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Heliopolis Presidential Palace → region → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Nefertem → worshippedIn → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Ineb-hedj → locatedIn → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Cairo–Damietta line → geographicArea → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Manf → locatedInRegion → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Mit Rahina → locatedInRegion → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Mit Rahina museum area → locatedInRegion → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Mit Abu al-Kum, Monufia Governorate, Egypt → locatedInRegion → Lower Egypt ⓘ

subject surface form: Mit Abu al-Kum

Bubastis → locatedIn → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Damanhur, Egypt → locatedInRegion → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Badr City → region → Lower Egypt ⓘ

Menkaure → ruledFromRegion → Lower Egypt ⓘ