Memphis
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Memphis is an ancient Egyptian capital near modern Cairo, renowned as a major political, religious, and cultural center and closely associated with the nearby pyramid fields and necropolises.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Memphis (Egypt) | 52 | 0 |
| Memphis region | 0 | 2 |
| Memphis and its Necropolis World Heritage Site | 0 | 1 |
| Memphis necropolis region | 0 | 1 |
| city of Memphis | 0 | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
→
archaeological site → |
| ancientName |
Ineb-hedj
→
Ineb-hedj →
surface form:
Men-nefer
Nefertem →
surface form:
Mn-nfr
|
| approximateFoundationDate | c. 3100 BCE → |
| associatedDeity |
Nefertem
→
Ptah → Sekhmet → |
| country | Egypt → |
| culturalRole | major cultural center of ancient Egypt → |
| declinePeriod | after rise of Alexandria → |
| economicRole | administrative and commercial hub of ancient Egypt → |
| egyptianNameMeaning | enduring and beautiful → |
| foundationPeriod |
Early Dynastic Egypt
→
surface form:
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
|
| foundedBy |
Narmer
→
surface form:
King Menes
Narmer → |
| greekName | Memphis self-linksurface differs → |
| laterControl |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
→
surface form:
Macedonian Empire
Achaemenid Empire →
surface form:
Persian Empire
Ptolemaic Kingdom → Roman Empire → |
| locatedIn |
Lower Egypt
→
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur → |
| locatedNear |
Abu Sir necropolis
→
Cairo → Dahshur necropolis →
surface form:
Dahshur pyramid field
Giza →
surface form:
Giza pyramid complex
Saqqara necropolis → |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Nile → |
| mainTemple |
Great Temple of Ptah
→
surface form:
Temple of Ptah
|
| modernLocality | Mit Rahina → |
| nearbySite |
Mit Rahina museum area
→
Saqqara necropolis →
surface form:
Saqqara Step Pyramid of Djoser
Abu Sir necropolis →
surface form:
pyramid fields of Abusir
pyramid fields of Dahshur → Giza →
surface form:
pyramid fields of Giza
|
| notableMonument |
Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis
→
colossal statue of Ramesses II → |
| politicalRole | major political center of ancient Egypt → |
| religiousFunction |
cult center of Ptah
→
important center for royal coronation rituals → |
| religiousRole | major religious center of ancient Egypt → |
| strategicLocation | at apex of Nile Delta → |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1979 → |
| UNESCOSiteType | Cultural → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur → |
| wasCapitalOf |
Egypt during Early Dynastic Period
→
Egypt during Late Period at times → Egypt during parts of the Middle Kingdom → Egypt during parts of the New Kingdom → Old Kingdom of Egypt → |
Referenced by (49)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Memphis (ancient city)
this entity surface form:
city of Memphis
this entity surface form:
Memphis and its Necropolis World Heritage Site
this entity surface form:
Memphis necropolis region
this entity surface form:
Memphis region