Mit Rahina archaeological area
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The Mit Rahina archaeological area is an important site in Egypt featuring the remains of ancient Memphis, including temples, statues, and other monumental structures that illuminate the history of one of the earliest and most significant Egyptian capitals.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Ptah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sekhmet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Merneptah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Ptah temple remains
ⓘ
colossal statues of Ramesses II ⓘ open-air museum ⓘ remains of ancient Memphis ⓘ sphinx statues ⓘ statues ⓘ temple ruins ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Egyptian civilization ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Egyptian Antiquities Authority
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various international archaeological missions ⓘ |
| functionInAntiquity |
administrative capital
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ |
| governedBy | Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Late Period of ancient Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaterialEvidence |
architectural fragments
ⓘ
inscribed blocks ⓘ sculptural fragments ⓘ stelae ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Giza Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mit Rahina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Dahshur pyramid field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giza pyramid complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Saqqara necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient city of Memphis ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | nationally protected antiquities site of Egypt ⓘ |
| researchField |
Egyptology
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ |
| significance |
former capital of ancient Egypt
ⓘ
illustrates urban and religious history of Memphis ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 86 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical research on early Egyptian state formation
ⓘ
study of ancient Egyptian religion and cult of Ptah ⓘ |
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