Khmun
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Khmun is the ancient Egyptian name for the city later known as Hermopolis, a major cult center of the god Thoth.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian city
ⓘ
cult center ⓘ |
| ancientNameOf | Hermopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
cosmic creation
ⓘ
formlessness ⓘ hiddenness ⓘ primeval darkness ⓘ primordial waters ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Thoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ogdoad of Hermopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultFocus |
magic
ⓘ
moon ⓘ wisdom ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| cultTitleOfThoth | Lord of Khmun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
administrative center
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ |
| greekName | Hermopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTransliteration |
Khemenu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khmunu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
Ptolemaic structures
ⓘ
Roman-period remains ⓘ temples of Thoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | City of Eight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberSymbolism | eight deities of the Ogdoad ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Greek texts
ⓘ
Roman sources ⓘ hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| laterUnderControlOf |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedMythologicallyTo | Hermopolitan creation myth ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGovernorate | Minya Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Middle Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCultCenterOf | Thoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSiteCorrespondsTo | el-Ashmunein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| roleInCosmology | center of Ogdoad theology ⓘ |
| sacredAnimalAssociated |
baboon
ⓘ
ibis ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Period
NERFINISHED
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Middle Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Pharaonic period ⓘ |
| worshipPracticed | Thoth cult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.