Temple of Khnum at Elephantine
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The Temple of Khnum at Elephantine is an ancient Egyptian sanctuary on Elephantine Island dedicated to the ram-headed creator god Khnum, notable for its religious significance and surviving reliefs from the Late and Ptolemaic periods.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elephantine Nilometer | 1 |
| Temple of Khnum at Elephantine canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple
ⓘ
religious sanctuary ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Egyptian temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Elephantine triad of Khnum, Satet, and Anuket
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ram-headed god Khnum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
Hellenistic Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| currentUse | archaeological site ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Khnum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicationType | creator god ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German Archaeological Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
cult center of Khnum
ⓘ
local religious center for Elephantine ⓘ |
| governorate | Aswan Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Anuket
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khnum NERFINISHED ⓘ Satet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
hypostyle hall
ⓘ
inscriptions in hieroglyphs ⓘ relief-decorated walls ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage |
Demotic
ⓘ
Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ Greek ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
Late Period of ancient Egypt
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ⓘ
Ptolemaic Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Aswan archaeological area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aswan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Elephantine Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Nilometer of Elephantine
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ⓘ
Temple of Satet at Elephantine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Late Period relief decoration
ⓘ
Ptolemaic relief decoration ⓘ surviving reliefs ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Elephantine temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Nubia border zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| situatedNear | First Cataract of the Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| situatedOn | Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
control of Nile floodwaters
ⓘ
creation and fertility ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
offerings to Khnum
ⓘ
rituals related to Nile inundation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Elephantine Nilometer