Memphis, Egypt

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf City
gptkbp:associatedWith God Ptah
gptkbp:contains Temple of Ptah
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Yes
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Economic hub
Political center
Religious center
Artistic influence
Symbol of Ancient Egyptian civilization
gptkbp:famousFor Art and architecture
gptkbp:foundedIn c. 3100 BC
gptkbp:hasCapital gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse gptkb:Giza
gptkb:Dashur
Saqqara
Abusir
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance Cultural_center_of_Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:hasPopulation approximately 1,000,000 (in ancient times)
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Islamic_conquest_of_Egypt
gptkb:Conquest_by_Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Unification_of_Upper_and_Lower_Egypt
gptkb:Roman_annexation_of_Egypt
Construction of the Step Pyramid
Invasion of the Hyksos
Rise of the Old Kingdom
Decline_of_the_Old_Kingdom
Rediscovery_by_archaeologists
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Old_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Memphis, Egypt
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Nile_River
gptkbp:isKnownFor gptkb:Statues_of_Ramses_II
Sculptures
Mortuary temples
Royal_tombs
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:Giza
gptkb:Cairo
gptkb:Faiyum
Saqqara
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Cairo_Governorate
gptkb:Nile_Delta
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Ramses_II
Imhotep
Menes
Djoser
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Sphinx
Pyramids
gptkbp:reduces After_the_New_Kingdom