Mendes

E637920

Mendes was an ancient Egyptian city in the Nile Delta that served as a significant religious and political center, particularly revered for the worship of the ram-god Banebdjedet.

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Label Occurrences
Mendes canonical 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian city
archaeological site
ancientName Djedet NERFINISHED
Per-Banebdjedet NERFINISHED
associatedDynasty 29th Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
30th Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
associatedWithAnimalCult ram cult
sacred ram burials
country Egypt
cultCenterOf Banebdjedet NERFINISHED
flourishedDuring 30th Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
Late Period of ancient Egypt NERFINISHED
Saite Period NERFINISHED
GreekName Mendes NERFINISHED
hasEconomicRole trade center in the Nile Delta
hasEgyptianNomeName Hat-mehit nome NERFINISHED
hasFeature administrative buildings
cemeteries
harbor installations
large temple precinct
hasMainTemple Temple of Banebdjedet NERFINISHED
hasPoliticalRole provincial capital
hasReligiousRole major cult center
hasSymbol ram
ram-headed deity
locatedIn Africa
Lower Egypt NERFINISHED
Nile Delta NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeDivision 16th nome of Lower Egypt
locatedOn Nile River NERFINISHED
mentionedIn classical Greek sources
modernSiteName Tell el-Rub'a NERFINISHED
Tell er-Rub'a NERFINISHED
periodOfOccupation Late Period NERFINISHED
Middle Kingdom NERFINISHED
New Kingdom NERFINISHED
Old Kingdom NERFINISHED
Predynastic Period NERFINISHED
Ptolemaic Period NERFINISHED
Roman Period NERFINISHED
primaryDeity Banebdjedet NERFINISHED
religiousSignificance center of ram-god worship in the Delta
servedAs political center
religious center
wasCapitalOf 29th Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
worshippedDeity Banebdjedet NERFINISHED
Harpocrates NERFINISHED
Hathor NERFINISHED
Osiris NERFINISHED

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