Niwt-Imn

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Niwt-Imn is the ancient Egyptian name for the city later known as Thebes, a major religious and political center along the Nile.

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Niwt-Imn canonical 4
Niwt-imn 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian city
settlement
archaeologicalRemainsInclude colossal statues
hypostyle halls
obelisks
associatedWithDynasties 18th Dynasty of Egypt
19th Dynasty of Egypt
20th Dynasty of Egypt
associatedWithTempleComplex Karnak
Luxor Temple
flourishedAsCenterOfCultOf Amun-Ra
linked to: Amun
governedByTitle Mayor of Thebes
hasArchaeologicalSiteType necropolis
temple complex
hasCulturalSignificance center of Amun priesthood
symbol of royal power in New Kingdom
hasNameInEgyptian Niwt-Imn
hasNameInEnglish Thebes
hasNameInGreek Thebai
hasTransliteration Niwt-Imn
knownFor monumental architecture
religious festivals
royal tombs
languageOfName Ancient Egyptian
locatedInCountry Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
locatedInModernCountry Egypt
locatedInRegion Upper Egypt
locatedOnRiver Nile
majorDeity Amun
meaningOfName City of Amun
modernNearbyCity Luxor
nearNecropolis Deir el-Bahri
Deir el-Medina
linked to: Theban Necropolis

Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Queens
notableFestival Beautiful Festival of the Valley
Opet Festival
partOfCivilization Ancient Egyptian civilization
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
referencedInText Egyptian royal inscriptions
Greek historical writings
servedAs political center
religious center
timeOfMajorProsperity ca. 1550–1070 BCE
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
wasCapitalDuringPeriod Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
wasCapitalOf Egypt

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thebes (Egypt) ancientName Niwt-Imn
subject linked to: Thebes
Waset knownAs Niwt-imn
linked to: Niwt-Imn
Niwt-Imn hasNameInEgyptian Niwt-Imn
Niwt-Imn hasTransliteration Niwt-Imn
Thebai hasEgyptianName Niwt-Imn
Thebae EgyptianName Niwt-imn
linked to: Niwt-Imn