Cynopolis
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Cynopolis was an ancient Egyptian city renowned as a major cult center dedicated to the jackal-headed god Anubis and associated with funerary rites and mummification.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cynopolis canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Egyptian city ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Hardai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
afterlife
ⓘ
embalming ⓘ necropolis ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Anubis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
funerary rites
ⓘ
jackal-headed god Anubis NERFINISHED ⓘ mummification ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| cultType | Anubis cult center ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| deityRole |
guardian of the dead
ⓘ
patron of embalmers ⓘ |
| function |
necropolis-related center
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ |
| greekName | Κυνόπολις ⓘ |
| hasType |
Anubis city
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cult center ⓘ religious city ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Ancient Egyptian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ nome of Cynopolis ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | City of the Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Greek sources
ⓘ
Roman sources ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cemeteries for sacred dogs or jackals
ⓘ
temples dedicated to Anubis ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Anubis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | urban settlement ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
center of funerary rites
ⓘ
center of mummification practices ⓘ major cult center of Anubis ⓘ |
| religiousSpecialization | funerary cult of Anubis ⓘ |
| sacredAnimal |
dog
ⓘ
jackal ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Pharaonic period
ⓘ
Ptolemaic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period in Egypt ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
animal cult of dogs or jackals
ⓘ
veneration of sacred canines ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.