Behbeit el-Hagar

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ancient Egyptian site archaeological site

Behbeit el-Hagar is an ancient Egyptian archaeological site in the Nile Delta known for the remains of a major temple complex dedicated to the goddess Isis.

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian site → archaeological site →
architecturalType	Egyptian temple complex →
condition	ruined →
constructionMaterial	granite →
country	Egypt →
culture	ancient Egypt →
dedicatedTo	Isis →
dedicationType	state-sponsored temple of Isis →
discoveredBy	European travelers in 19th century →
excavatedBy	Egyptian Antiquities Service → French archaeological missions →
feature	fragments of colossal statues → inscribed reliefs → scattered granite blocks →
function	cult center of Isis → pilgrimage site →
hasCoordinate	30.9°N 31.5°E →
hasDeity	Horus → Isis → Osiris →
hasNameVariant	Behbeit el-Hagar Isis temple complex → Behbeit el-Hagar Temple of Isis →
hasPart	Temple of Isis at Behbeit el-Hagar →
heritageStatus	protected archaeological site of Egypt →
inscriptionsLanguage	hieroglyphic Egyptian →
locatedIn	Nile Delta → Sharqia Governorate NERFINISHED →
locatedNear	Zagazig → village of Behbeit →
nearbyWaterBody	Damietta branch of the Nile →
notableFor	granite temple complex of Isis → large number of inscribed blocks →
partOf	Delta temple network of Isis →
period	Late Period of ancient Egypt → Ptolemaic period →
relatedTo	Canopus → Philae →
religion	ancient Egyptian religion →
surveyedBy	Henri Gauthier → Jean-Jacques Rifaud → Émile Chassinat NERFINISHED →
worshipType	Isis cult center in the Delta →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Isis →	worshipCenter