Abu Ghurab
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Abu Ghurab is an archaeological site in Lower Egypt notable for its Old Kingdom sun temples and other ancient Egyptian remains.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Fifth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromNile | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| era | 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
German Archaeological Institute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ludwig Borchardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| function | royal sun cult center ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
ceramic finds
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reliefs ⓘ statues fragments ⓘ temple foundations ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | Giza Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altar court
ⓘ
causeway ⓘ cult buildings ⓘ obelisks (ruined) ⓘ storage magazines ⓘ |
| hasMonumentType |
sun temple
ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
Abusir pyramids
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pyramid complex of Nyuserre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Sun Temple of Nyuserre Ini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sun Temple of Userkaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the pyramid fields from Giza to Dahshur (UNESCO World Heritage Site) ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Ancient Egyptian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memphis necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Abusir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saqqara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Old Kingdom sun temples
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian remains ⓘ |
| partOf | Memphite necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sun Temple at Abu Ghurab