Egyptian necropoleis

E542502

archaeological site type burial complex cemetery

Egyptian necropoleis are large, ancient burial complexes in Egypt that served as monumental cemeteries for pharaohs and elites, reflecting the civilization’s religious beliefs and funerary practices.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Egyptian necropoleis canonical	1
Theban royal necropolis tradition	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site type ⓘ burial complex ⓘ cemetery ⓘ
associatedConcept	afterlife ⓘ judgment of the dead ⓘ mummification ⓘ
associatedDeity	Anubis NERFINISHED ⓘ Osiris NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Egyptian elites NERFINISHED ⓘ pharaohs ⓘ
builtNear	Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtOn	desert edge ⓘ
culturalSignificance	UNESCO World Heritage Sites (several examples) NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	burial of the dead ⓘ commemoration of rulers ⓘ
hasComponent	causeways ⓘ chapels ⓘ mastabas ⓘ mortuary temples ⓘ pyramids ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ tombs ⓘ valley temples ⓘ
locatedIn	Egypt ⓘ
materialCulture	canopic jars ⓘ funerary art ⓘ hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ sarcophagi ⓘ
notableExample	Abu Rawash Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Abu Sir Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Abydos necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Amarna necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Dahshur Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Giza Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Saqqara Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Theban Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley of the Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley of the Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ
orientation	west bank of the Nile ⓘ
purpose	display royal power ⓘ ensure safe passage to the afterlife ⓘ maintain cult of the dead ⓘ
reflects	ancient Egyptian funerary practices ⓘ ancient Egyptian religious beliefs ⓘ
religion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
studiedBy	Egyptology NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	Late Period of ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy	ancient Egyptians ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nabil Swelim → studies → Egyptian necropoleis ⓘ

Tomb of Queen Titi → partOf → Egyptian necropoleis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theban royal necropolis tradition