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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egyptian form: Tjenu canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian city
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | exact site not securely identified ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Anhur
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Onuris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
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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
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ⓘ
Girga region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Manetho’s king lists
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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
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Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Predynastic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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