el-Ashmunein
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el-Ashmunein is a modern Egyptian village and archaeological site that occupies the area of ancient Hermopolis, a major religious and administrative center in Middle Egypt.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ village ⓘ |
| ancientEgyptianName |
Khemenu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khmun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancientName | Hermopolis Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arabicName | الأشمونين NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMythology | Hermopolitan Ogdoad creation myth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsArtifactType |
inscribed blocks
ⓘ
statues ⓘ stelae ⓘ |
| containsStructure |
Coptic church remains
ⓘ
Ptolemaic temple remains ⓘ Roman basilica ⓘ temple of Thoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approx. 27.78°N 30.80°E ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity | Thoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greekName | Hermopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationBy |
Egypt Exploration Society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Archaeological Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsFromPeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Coptic period ⓘ Pharaonic period ⓘ Ptolemaic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritageStatus | important archaeological site of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasMaterialCultureFrom |
Early Christian period
GENERATED
ⓘ
Late Period of ancient Egypt GENERATED ⓘ New Kingdom GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyNecropolis | Tuna el-Gebel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfEconomy | rural agricultural ⓘ |
| latinName | Hermopolis Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Middle Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Minya Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mallawi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuna el-Gebel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| modernSettlementOverlies | ruins of Hermopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupiesSiteOf | Hermopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient region of Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| religiousSignificanceInAntiquity | center of worship of Thoth and Ogdoad ⓘ |
| usedLanguageInModernVillage | Egyptian Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasAdministrativeCenterFor | Hermopolite nome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | 15th nome of Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| wasReligiousCenterFor | cult of Thoth ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.