Dendera
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Dendera is an ancient Egyptian town best known for the well-preserved Temple of Hathor and its rich archaeological remains along the Nile.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dendera Temple complex | 2 |
| Dendera necropolis | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Egyptian town ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Iunet
ⓘ
Iunet-ta-netert ⓘ Tentyris ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Hellenistic architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Greco-Roman Egyptian architecture
Ptolemaic Egyptian temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Horus
ⓘ
surface form:
Horus of Edfu
Ihi ⓘ Isis ⓘ Osiris ⓘ |
| connectedBy | road to Qena ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important cult center of Hathor
ⓘ
regional religious center in Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 60 km north of Luxor ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Egyptian Antiquities Service
ⓘ
various 19th-century European archaeologists ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Temple of Hathor at Dendera
ⓘ
surface form:
Dendera Temple complex
|
| hasFeature |
astronomical ceiling reliefs
ⓘ
crypt reliefs and inscriptions ⓘ hypostyle hall ⓘ reliefs depicting the sky goddess Nut ⓘ reliefs of Cleopatra VII and Caesarion ⓘ rooftop chapels ⓘ Temple of Hathor ⓘ
surface form:
sanctuary of Hathor
Temple of Hathor at Dendera ⓘ
surface form:
zodiac relief (Dendera Zodiac, now in the Louvre)
|
| hasPart |
Roman kiosks
ⓘ
Temple of Hathor at Dendera ⓘ birth house (mammisi) ⓘ crypts ⓘ enclosure wall ⓘ sacred lake ⓘ sanctuaries and chapels ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | major ancient Egyptian temple site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Temple of Hathor
ⓘ
rich archaeological remains ⓘ well-preserved temple complex ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Qena Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Qena ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| majorDeity | Hathor ⓘ |
| modernSettlementType | village ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| periodOfFlourishing |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic period
Roman period ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
center of Hathor worship
ⓘ
site of New Year and fertility festivals ⓘ |
| tourismType | archaeological tourism site ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dendera necropolis
this entity surface form:
Dendera Temple complex