Meroitic religion

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Meroitic religion was the polytheistic belief system of the ancient Kingdom of Kush, blending indigenous Nubian deities and practices with significant Egyptian religious influences.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kushite religion 3
Meroitic religion canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient African religion ⓘ
polytheistic religion ⓘ
state religion ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Kushite kings of Meroe ⓘ
linked to: King of Meroë
flourishedDuring circa 3rd century BCE to 4th century CE ⓘ
hasConcept afterlife ⓘ
divine kingship ⓘ
royal ancestor cult ⓘ
solar worship ⓘ
hasCoreDeity Amun ⓘ
Amun of Meroe ⓘ
linked to: Amun

Amun of Napata ⓘ
linked to: Amun

Amunet ⓘ
Apedemak ⓘ
Ariamani ⓘ
Astarte ⓘ
Horus ⓘ
linked to: Horus of Kubban

Isis ⓘ
Isis of Philae ⓘ
linked to: Isis

Mandulis ⓘ
Osiris ⓘ
Sebiumeker ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
indigenous Nubian beliefs ⓘ
hasImportantCultCenter Jebel Barkal ⓘ
Meroe ⓘ
linked to: Meroë

Musawwarat es-Sufra ⓘ
Napata ⓘ
Naqa ⓘ
Philae ⓘ
hasPeriod Meroitic period ⓘ
hasRegionalFocus Nubia ⓘ
Upper Nile Valley ⓘ
hasRitualPractice animal sacrifice ⓘ
offering of food and drink ⓘ
oracular consultation ⓘ
processions ⓘ
royal funerary rites ⓘ
hasRitualSpecialist king ⓘ
priest ⓘ
priestess ⓘ
queen ⓘ
hasSacredStructureType chapel ⓘ
processional way ⓘ
pyramid ⓘ
temple ⓘ
practicedIn Kingdom of Kush ⓘ
Meroitic Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Meroë
sharesDeitiesWith ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
usesLanguage Meroitic language ⓘ
usesScript Meroitic script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Apedemak → religion → Meroitic religion ⓘ
Kandake → associatedWith → Kushite religion ⓘ
linked to: Meroitic religion
Great Enclosure → researchInterest → Kushite religion ⓘ
linked to: Meroitic religion
Lion Temple at Musawwarat es-Sufra → religion → Kushite religion ⓘ
linked to: Meroitic religion