Sutekh division

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The Sutekh division was one of the named field divisions of the New Kingdom Egyptian army, likely associated with the god Seth, that took part in major campaigns such as the Battle of Kadesh.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Sutekh division canonical 2
Division of Seth 1
Division of Sutekh 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New Kingdom Egyptian army division
military unit
alternativeName Division of Seth
linked to: Sutekh division

Division of Sutekh
linked to: Sutekh division
approximateDate 13th century BCE
associatedWith god Seth
linked to: Setesh
commander Ramesses II
commandStructure under direct royal command
conflict Battle of Kadesh
country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
era reign of Ramesses II
function field army formation
geopoliticalContext Egyptian-Hittite conflicts
hasCharacteristic named after a deity
part of a multi-division field army
participated in major royal campaigns
historicalSourceType Egyptian royal inscriptions
battle reliefs and texts
languageOfName Ancient Egyptian
militaryBranch Egyptian land forces
linked to: Egyptian Army
militaryFormationType division-sized unit
namedAfter Seth
parallelUnit Amun division
Ptah division
Ra division
partOf New Kingdom Egyptian army
religiousAssociation Seth
religiousSystem Ancient Egyptian religion
roleInBattleOfKadesh field division in Ramesses II’s army
timePeriod New Kingdom of Egypt
tookPartIn Battle of Kadesh
type field division
usedBy Pharaonic state
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Battle of Kadesh EgyptianArmyDivision Sutekh division
Amun division contemporaneousWith Sutekh division
Sutekh division alternativeName Division of Sutekh
linked to: Sutekh division
Sutekh division alternativeName Division of Seth
linked to: Sutekh division