Herakleopolitan Egypt
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Herakleopolitan Egypt was a political center in ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period, dominated by rulers based in the city of Herakleopolis Magna.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egypt | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical polity ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Herakleopolis Magna ruins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Heryshaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Instruction of King Khety ⓘ |
| capital | Herakleopolis Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Faiyum region vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | struggle with Theban rulers of the Eleventh Dynasty ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| culture | Ancient Egyptian culture ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn | agriculture along the Nile Valley ⓘ |
| endCause | conquest by Theban Eleventh Dynasty ⓘ |
| era | post-Old Kingdom decentralization ⓘ |
| hasDynastyCenter | Herakleopolis Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryActivity | campaigns in Middle Egypt ⓘ |
| hasNeighbor | Theban-controlled Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStructure | hereditary kingship ⓘ |
| hasRuler |
Khety I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khety II NERFINISHED ⓘ Merykare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleForRuler | King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| historicalInterpretation | period of weakened central authority in Egypt ⓘ |
| historicalRole | intermediate power between Old and Middle Kingdoms ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Herakleopolitan literary tradition
ⓘ
rivalry with Theban rulers ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Egyptian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
First Intermediate Period of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
circa 2181–2055 BCE ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Herakleopolis Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Theban Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Intermediate Period political fragmentation
ⓘ
Nile Valley civilizations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalCenterOf | Herakleopolitan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalFragmentationLevel | multi-centered rule in Egypt ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | one of the main competing kingdoms in Egypt ⓘ |
| predecessor | Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Ninth Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfDivision | regional kingdom within Egypt ⓘ |
| usedCalendar | Ancient Egyptian civil calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Egyptian hieroglyphs
ⓘ
Hieratic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Egypt