Yebu
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Yebu is the ancient Egyptian name for Elephantine Island, a historically significant Nile island near Aswan that served as a strategic frontier and religious center.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian place name
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island ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| ancientNameOf | Elephantine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Anuket
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khnum NERFINISHED ⓘ Satet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
border post between Egypt and Nubia
ⓘ
frontier town of ancient Egypt ⓘ military outpost ⓘ religious center ⓘ trading center ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsFrom |
Middle Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic Period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fortifications in various periods
ⓘ
nilometer on the Nile bank ⓘ settlement quarters ⓘ temple precincts ⓘ |
| hasSanctuary | Nilometer-related cult installations ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Temple of Khnum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temple of Satet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedDuring |
Late Period
NERFINISHED
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Middle Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic Period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedSince | Early Dynastic Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
granite quarries in the Aswan area
ⓘ
nilometer measuring Nile inundation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aswan region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Aswan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOpposite | modern city of Aswan ⓘ |
| modernName | Elephantine Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Egyptian southern frontier system ⓘ |
| refersTo | Elephantine Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
cult center of the god Khnum
ⓘ
cult center of the goddess Anuket ⓘ cult center of the goddess Satet ⓘ |
| situatedAt | First Cataract of the Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of southern approaches to Egypt
ⓘ
monitoring trade routes to Nubia ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.