Umm El Qaab

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Umm El Qaab is an early dynastic royal necropolis at Abydos in Upper Egypt, known as the burial site of Egypt’s first pharaohs.

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Umm El Qaab canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
cemetery
royal necropolis
associatedWithDeity Osiris
associatedWithDynasty First Dynasty of Egypt
Second Dynasty of Egypt
contains animal remains
funerary enclosures
grave goods
human remains
inscribed labels
pottery vessels
excavatedBy Flinders Petrie
German Archaeological Institute
excavationStartDate late 19th century
hasAlternativeName Mother of Pots
Umm el-Gaab
linked to: Umm el-Qaab

Umm el-Qaab
hasNearbySite Osiris temple at Abydos
Shunet el-Zebib
hasStructureType mastaba-like tombs
subterranean burial chambers
hasTombOf Adjib
Aha
Den
Djer
Djet
Khasekhemwy
Narmer
Peribsen
Qa’a
linked to: Qa'a

Semerkhet
knownFor burials of Egypt’s first pharaohs
tomb complexes of early kings
locatedIn Abydos
Upper Egypt
locatedInCountry Egypt
nameRefersTo large quantities of broken pottery at the site
partOf Abydos necropolis
significance important for study of early Egyptian funerary practices
key evidence for formation of the Egyptian state
primary source for early royal titulary
timePeriod circa 3100–2700 BCE
usedAs burial site
usedDuring Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
usedFor royal burials

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

Hor-Aha burialPlace Umm El Qaab
Merneith burialPlace Umm El Qaab
Sekhen burialPlace Umm El Qaab
Qaa burialPlace Umm El Qaab
Zer burialPlace Umm El Qaab
Anedjib burialPlace Umm El Qaab