Kom el-Ahmar
E700092
Kom el-Ahmar is the Arabic name for Hierakonpolis, a major Predynastic and Early Dynastic archaeological site in Upper Egypt that was an important political and religious center.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Predynastic Egyptian site
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ancient settlement ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| ArabicNameOf | Hierakonpolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Horus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Egyptian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
political center
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Hierakonpolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nekhen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf |
domestic architecture
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elite tombs ⓘ industrial installations ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | archaeological heritage site at risk from modern activity ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
craft production
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ social stratification ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | The Red Mound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | modern villages in Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
key site for studying state formation in Egypt
ⓘ
major center of early Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| hasSiteType | tell ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Nile Valley archaeological heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early urban development in Egypt
ⓘ
evidence of early kingship ⓘ rich Predynastic cemeteries ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nekhen archaeological zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Pharaonic period urban centers in Egypt ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Egyptology
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th millennium BCE
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late Predynastic to Early Dynastic Egypt ⓘ |
| wasImportantDuringPeriod |
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Predynastic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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