Temple of Khnum
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The Temple of Khnum is an ancient Egyptian sanctuary on Elephantine Island dedicated to the ram-headed creator god Khnum, historically important as a cult center linked to the Nile’s inundation and local worship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Khnum canonical | 2 |
| Temple of Satet | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | ancient Egyptian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nile River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile inundation ⓘ creation ⓘ fertility ⓘ |
| category | Temples of ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Pharaonic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Khnum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | cult center of Khnum ⓘ |
| hasDeityRole | creator god ⓘ |
| hasDeityType | ram-headed god ⓘ |
| hasLocationType | island sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the god Khnum ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryGod | Khnum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aswan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Elephantine Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
First Cataract of the Nile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Aswan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | religious landscape of Elephantine ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| significance | important cult center on Elephantine Island ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient Egyptian period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
offerings to Khnum
ⓘ
rituals related to Nile flooding ⓘ |
| worshipPracticed | local worship of Khnum ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Temple of Satet