Bubastis necropolis
E683958
Bubastis necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial ground at Bubastis in the Nile Delta, notable for its tombs and monuments from the Third Intermediate Period and later dynasties.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian necropolis
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBy |
Egyptian archaeologists
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foreign archaeological missions ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Tell Basta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Bastet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalRangeStart | Third Intermediate Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
animal necropolis area
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cat burials ⓘ funerary monuments ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ shaft tombs ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
ancient Egyptian funerary practices
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ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
clustered family tombs
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elite burials ⓘ non-royal burials ⓘ votive deposits ⓘ |
| hasMaterialCulture |
canopic jars
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coffins ⓘ funerary amulets ⓘ inscribed stelae ⓘ shabti figurines ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bubastis
NERFINISHED
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Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Temple of Bastet at Bubastis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient city of Bubastis
ⓘ
wider funerary landscape of the eastern Nile Delta ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian polytheism ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
interaction between temple and necropolis at Bubastis
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regional variation in Egyptian burial customs ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for cult of Bastet
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important source for study of Third Intermediate Period burials ⓘ |
| timeDepth | from Third Intermediate Period onward ⓘ |
| usedAs | burial ground ⓘ |
| usedDuringPeriod |
Late Period of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemaic Period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Period in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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