Chemmis
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Chemmis is the ancient Greek name for the Egyptian city of Akhmim, a historically significant settlement in Upper Egypt known for its temples and religious heritage.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
historical place ⓘ settlement in Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| ancientNameOf | Akhmim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth | Horus childhood traditions ⓘ |
| coordinateApprox | 26.56°N 31.75°E ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Ancient Egyptian civilization
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedPrimarilyTo | god Min NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Pharaonic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemaic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| GreekNameOf | Akhmim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Panopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Akhmim archaeological zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Horus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isis NERFINISHED ⓘ Min NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | important archaeological heritage site in Egypt ⓘ |
| hasLanguageInscriptions |
Greek
ⓘ
hieroglyphic Egyptian ⓘ |
| hasModernEquivalent | Akhmim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Temple of Min
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temple of Repyt (Triphis) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cult of Min
ⓘ
religious heritage ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| knownInLanguage | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGovernorate | Sohag Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ |
| nearModernCity | Sohag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Panopolis region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType |
cult center
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | center of fertility cults ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.