city of Sais
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The city of Sais was an ancient Egyptian urban and religious center in the western Nile Delta, notable as the capital of the 26th Dynasty and a major cult site of the goddess Neith.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| city of Sais canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Isis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osiris NERFINISHED ⓘ Serapis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| culturalPeriod | Saite Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EgyptianName | Zau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
political capital
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ urban center ⓘ |
| GreekName | Sais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
inscribed blocks
ⓘ
statues ⓘ stelae ⓘ temple foundations ⓘ |
| hasDynasty | Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryDeity | Neith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRuler |
Amasis II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apries NERFINISHED ⓘ Necho II NERFINISHED ⓘ Psamtik I NERFINISHED ⓘ Psamtik II NERFINISHED ⓘ Psamtik III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
religious festivals of Neith
ⓘ
role in Saite Renaissance ⓘ temples of Neith ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian language ⓘ |
| laterLanguage | Greek language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Nile Delta ⓘ |
| majorCultCenterOf | Neith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | Late Period of ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Egyptian temple network ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Late Period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pharaonic period ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
administrative center
ⓘ
royal residence city ⓘ |
| region | Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousConcept |
linked to creation myths of Neith
ⓘ
linked to royal ideology in the Late Period ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
cult center
ⓘ
temple city ⓘ |
| religiousTitle | seat of the cult of Neith ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
provincial capital in ancient Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt