Elephantine triad
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The Elephantine triad is a group of three ancient Egyptian deities—traditionally Khnum, Satet, and Anuket—worshipped together at Elephantine Island as protectors of the Nile and its inundation.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | group of deities ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Anuket
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khnum NERFINISHED ⓘ Satet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nile River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile inundation ⓘ border region of Egypt and Nubia ⓘ fertility ⓘ water ⓘ |
| category |
Egyptian god groups
ⓘ
Nile deities ⓘ triads in ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Temple of Khnum at Elephantine
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ⓘ
sanctuaries on Elephantine Island ⓘ |
| cultContinuity |
Ptolemaic period
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ⓘ
Roman period in Egypt ⓘ |
| function |
protection of the Nile
ⓘ
protection of the Nile inundation ⓘ regulation of the Nile flood ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Anuket
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khnum NERFINISHED ⓘ Satet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType |
local triad
ⓘ
regional cult grouping ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Upper Egypt
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ⓘ
ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| memberRole_Anuket | goddess of the Nile’s flow and nourishment ⓘ |
| memberRole_Khnum | creator god and guardian of the Nile’s source ⓘ |
| memberRole_Satet | goddess of the Nile flood and inundation ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext | Elephantine as source of the Nile ⓘ |
| region | Nubian border ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Kingdom
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ⓘ
New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalChiefDeity | Khnum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
ancient Egyptians
ⓘ
inhabitants of Elephantine ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Aswan region
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ⓘ
Elephantine Island NERFINISHED ⓘ First Cataract of the Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.