El Kab
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El Kab is an ancient Egyptian city on the east bank of the Nile, notable as a major religious and archaeological site associated with the vulture goddess Nekhbet.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian city
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archaeological site ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| ancientName | Nekheb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Nekhbet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
administrative center in pharaonic times
ⓘ
religious center of Nekhbet ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | El Kab (Elkab) archaeological zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Elkab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
city enclosure walls
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inscribed rock graffiti ⓘ prehistoric settlement remains ⓘ rock-cut tombs in cliffs ⓘ temple ruins ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
continuous occupation from Predynastic to Ptolemaic times
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elite New Kingdom burials ⓘ military and defensive architecture ⓘ rock inscriptions along desert routes ⓘ |
| hasFortifications | massive mudbrick enclosure walls ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
Edfu Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hierakonpolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNecropolis | New Kingdom necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableTomb |
Tomb of Ahmose son of Ibana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tomb of Heruben NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of Paheri NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of Renni NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of Setau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemple | Temple of Nekhbet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType |
necropolis
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rock-cut tomb site ⓘ temple complex ⓘ walled town ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
study of Egyptian fortification architecture
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study of provincial life in New Kingdom Egypt ⓘ study of the cult of Nekhbet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Edfu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| modernGovernorate | Aswan Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfMajorOccupation |
Early Dynastic Period
NERFINISHED
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Late Period ⓘ Middle Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Predynastic Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCult | vulture goddess Nekhbet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasProvincialCapitalOf | third nome of Upper Egypt ⓘ |
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