Temple of Hibis
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The Temple of Hibis is a well-preserved ancient Egyptian temple in Egypt’s Western Desert, notable for its Persian-period reliefs and inscriptions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Hibis canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambyses II NERFINISHED ⓘ Darius I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condition | well-preserved ⓘ |
| constructionBegan |
26th Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
reign of Psamtik II ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted |
27th Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Achaemenid Persian period in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Amun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amun-Re NERFINISHED ⓘ Khonsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Mut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | European travelers in the 19th century ⓘ |
| era | 6th–5th century BCE ⓘ |
| function |
cult center of Amun in Kharga Oasis
ⓘ
religious sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Egyptian
ⓘ
Persian-period Egyptian ⓘ |
| hasDepictionOf |
Amun in various forms
ⓘ
Persian king as pharaoh ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Greek and Demotic graffiti
ⓘ
decorated relief scenes of Egyptian deities ⓘ hypostyle hall ⓘ processional way ⓘ pylon ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage |
Demotic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ hieratic ⓘ hieroglyphic ⓘ |
| hasReliefStyle | Late Period Egyptian relief ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological monument of Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kharga Oasis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Valley Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near | modern town of Kharga ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Achaemenid royal cartouches
ⓘ
Persian-period inscriptions ⓘ well-preserved reliefs ⓘ |
| partOf | oasis temple network of Western Desert ⓘ |
| period | Late Period of ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surveyedBy |
American archaeological missions
ⓘ
Egypt Exploration Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntil |
Ptolemaic period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.