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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.