Sutekh division
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The Sutekh division was one of the named field divisions of the New Kingdom Egyptian army, likely associated with the god Seth, that took part in major campaigns such as the Battle of Kadesh.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Kingdom Egyptian army division
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Division of Seth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Division of Sutekh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | god Seth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under direct royal command ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle of Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| era | reign of Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | field army formation ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Egyptian-Hittite conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
named after a deity
ⓘ
part of a multi-division field army ⓘ participated in major royal campaigns ⓘ |
| historicalSourceType |
Egyptian royal inscriptions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
battle reliefs and texts ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Egyptian land forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFormationType | division-sized unit ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Seth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelUnit |
Amun division
ⓘ
Ptah division ⓘ Ra division ⓘ |
| partOf | New Kingdom Egyptian army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | Seth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSystem | Ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInBattleOfKadesh | field division in Ramesses II’s army ⓘ |
| timePeriod | New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | Battle of Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | field division ⓘ |
| usedBy | Pharaonic state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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