Egyptian form: Tjenu

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Tjenu (Thinis) was an ancient Upper Egyptian city that served as an early royal and religious center, traditionally associated with Egypt’s first dynasties.

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Egyptian form: Tjenu canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian city
archaeological site
archaeologicalStatus exact site not securely identified
associatedDeity Anhur NERFINISHED
Onuris NERFINISHED
associatedWith Early Dynastic Period of Egypt NERFINISHED
First Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
Second Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
early kings of a unified Egypt
capitalOf Thinite nome NERFINISHED
country Egypt
culturalRole symbolic early capital of unified Egypt
greekName Θίνις
hasAlternativeName This
hasAlternativeTransliteration Thinis NERFINISHED
hasLatinName Thinis NERFINISHED
hasUncertainLocation true
languageOfName Ancient Egyptian NERFINISHED
locatedIn Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
locatedNear Abydos NERFINISHED
Girga region NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Manetho’s king lists
ancient Egyptian textual traditions
classical Greek sources
notableFor association with Egypt’s first dynasties
role in early Egyptian kingship ideology
partOf Thinite nome NERFINISHED
region Upper Egyptian Nile Valley NERFINISHED
religiousRole cult center of Anhur
servedAs early royal center
religious center
status lost city
timePeriod Early Dynastic Egypt NERFINISHED
Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED
Predynastic Egypt NERFINISHED

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Thinis nameLanguage Egyptian form: Tjenu