Umm El Qaab
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Umm El Qaab is an early dynastic royal necropolis at Abydos in Upper Egypt, known as the burial site of Egypt’s first pharaohs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Umm El Qaab canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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cemetery ⓘ royal necropolis ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Osiris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
First Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Second Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
animal remains
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funerary enclosures ⓘ grave goods ⓘ human remains ⓘ inscribed labels ⓘ pottery vessels ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Flinders Petrie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Archaeological Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mother of Pots
NERFINISHED
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Umm el-Gaab NERFINISHED ⓘ Umm el-Qaab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
Osiris temple at Abydos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shunet el-Zebib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
mastaba-like tombs
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subterranean burial chambers ⓘ |
| hasTombOf |
Adjib
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aha NERFINISHED ⓘ Den NERFINISHED ⓘ Djer NERFINISHED ⓘ Djet NERFINISHED ⓘ Khasekhemwy NERFINISHED ⓘ Narmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Peribsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Qa’a NERFINISHED ⓘ Semerkhet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
burials of Egypt’s first pharaohs
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tomb complexes of early kings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Abydos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | large quantities of broken pottery at the site ⓘ |
| partOf | Abydos necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important for study of early Egyptian funerary practices
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key evidence for formation of the Egyptian state ⓘ primary source for early royal titulary ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 3100–2700 BCE ⓘ |
| usedAs | burial site ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Early Dynastic Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | royal burials ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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