Disambiguation evidence for Memphis via surface form

"Memphis (Egypt)"


As subject (52)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Memphis (Egypt)".

Predicate Object
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1979
UNESCOSiteType Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
ancientName Ineb-hedj
ancientName Ineb-hedj
surface form: Men-nefer
ancientName Nefertem
surface form: Mn-nfr
approximateFoundationDate c. 3100 BCE
associatedDeity Nefertem
associatedDeity Ptah
associatedDeity 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
foundedBy Narmer
greekName Memphis self-linksurface differs
instanceOf ancient city
instanceOf archaeological site
laterControl Ptolemaic Kingdom
surface form: Macedonian Empire
laterControl Achaemenid Empire
surface form: Persian Empire
laterControl Ptolemaic Kingdom
laterControl Roman Empire
locatedIn Lower Egypt
locatedIn Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
locatedNear Abu Sir necropolis
locatedNear Cairo
locatedNear Dahshur necropolis
surface form: Dahshur pyramid field
locatedNear Giza
surface form: Giza pyramid complex
locatedNear 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
nearbySite Saqqara necropolis
surface form: Saqqara Step Pyramid of Djoser
nearbySite Abu Sir necropolis
surface form: pyramid fields of Abusir
nearbySite pyramid fields of Dahshur
nearbySite Giza
surface form: pyramid fields of Giza
notableMonument Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis
notableMonument colossal statue of Ramesses II
politicalRole major political center of ancient Egypt
religiousFunction cult center of Ptah
religiousFunction important center for royal coronation rituals
religiousRole major religious center of ancient Egypt
strategicLocation at apex of Nile Delta
wasCapitalOf Egypt during Early Dynastic Period
wasCapitalOf Egypt during Late Period at times
wasCapitalOf Egypt during parts of the Middle Kingdom
wasCapitalOf Egypt during parts of the New Kingdom
wasCapitalOf Old Kingdom of Egypt