Busiris
E64297
Busiris was an ancient Egyptian city in the Nile Delta that served as a major religious center dedicated to the god Osiris.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian city
→
archaeological site → |
| associatedDeity |
Anubis
→
Horus → Isis → |
| associatedMythology | Osiris myth → |
| associatedWithConcept |
afterlife
→
resurrection → |
| associatedWithRitual |
Abydos mysteries
→
surface form:
Osirian mysteries
|
| civilization |
Pharaonic Egypt
→
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| continent | Africa → |
| country | Egypt → |
| cultCenterOf | Osiris → |
| culturalRole |
center of Osiris cult
→
regional pilgrimage center → |
| dedicatedTo | Osiris → |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
→
religious services and pilgrimage → |
| governedBy | local priesthood of Osiris → |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf |
settlement structures
→
temples → tombs → |
| hasCategory |
Ancient Egyptian archaeological sites
→
Former populated places in Egypt → |
| hasCulturalSignificance | important center for Osirian funerary cult → |
| hasNameInEgyptian | Djedu → |
| hasNameInGreek | Busiris self-link → |
| hasTempleDedicatedTo | Osiris → |
| hasTypeOfSite | temple town → |
| historicalPeriod |
Pharaonic Egypt
→
surface form:
Pharaonic period
Ptolemaic Kingdom →
surface form:
Ptolemaic period
Roman period in Egypt → |
| languageUsed | Ancient Egyptian language → |
| linkedMythologicallyTo | burial place of Osiris (in some traditions) → |
| locatedIn |
Lower Egypt
→
Nile Delta → |
| locatedInGeographicFeature |
Nile Delta
→
surface form:
Nile Delta floodplain
|
| locatedNear | branch of the Nile → |
| majorDeityVenerated | Osiris → |
| mentionedIn | classical sources about Egypt → |
| partOf | ancient Egyptian nome system → |
| regionType | urban settlement → |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion → |
| religiousFunction | major religious center dedicated to Osiris → |
| religiousTitle | principal seat of Osiris worship in the Delta → |
| writingSystemUsed |
Egyptian hieroglyphs
→
Hieratic script → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.