Henen‑nesut

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Henen‑nesut was the ancient Egyptian city later known as Herakleopolis Magna, an important political and religious center especially prominent during the First Intermediate Period.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Henen-nesut 1
Henen‑nesut canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
ancientNameLanguage Egyptian language ⓘ
associatedDeity Heryshef ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod Herakleopolitan Period ⓘ
cultCenterOf Heryshef ⓘ
declinePeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
governedBy local rulers during First Intermediate Period ⓘ
GreekName Herakleopolis Magna ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf settlement structures ⓘ
temples ⓘ
tombs ⓘ
hasFeature large temple enclosure ⓘ
necropolis area ⓘ
hasLaterName Herakleopolis Magna ⓘ
historicalSignificance seat of rival royal house to Theban 11th Dynasty ⓘ
knownFrom Greek sources ⓘ
ancient Egyptian texts ⓘ
archaeological excavations ⓘ
laterStatus provincial town under later dynasties ⓘ
linkedTo Herakleopolitan kings ⓘ
locatedInCountry Egypt ⓘ
locatedInRegion Middle Egypt ⓘ
linked to: central Egypt
locatedNear Faiyum region ⓘ
linked to: Faiyum Oasis
locatedOn Bahr Yussef canal ⓘ
majorTempleOf Heryshef ⓘ
mentionedAs capital of the 20th nome of Upper Egypt in some sources ⓘ
modernSiteNear Ihnasiya el‑Medina ⓘ
linked to: Ihnasya al-Madinah
mostProminentDuring First Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ
nameMeaningHypothesis House of the King ⓘ
periodOfOccupation First Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ
Late Period of Egypt ⓘ
Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
politicalRole rival to Thebes during First Intermediate Period ⓘ
religiousFunction center of worship for ram‑headed god Heryshef ⓘ
religiousRole provincial cult center ⓘ
RomanName Heracleopolis ⓘ
linked to: Herakleopolis Magna
servedAs political center ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
strategicImportance control of routes between Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ
typeLocality Herakleopolitan style of art and architecture ⓘ
wasCapitalDuring Ninth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Tenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
wasCapitalOf Herakleopolitan dynasties ⓘ
wasPartOf Heptanomis (Middle Egyptian nome region) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Herakleopolis Magna → ancientName → Henen‑nesut ⓘ
modern Ihnasya el-Medina → hasAncientEgyptianName → Henen-nesut ⓘ
subject linked to: modern Ihnasya el‑Medina
linked to: Henen‑nesut