Category:Hierakonpolis

English: Hierakonpolis is the Greek name of Nekhen currently named Kom El-Ahmar in Upper Egypt. It was the religious and political capital of Upper Egypt at the end of the Predynastic period and probably also during the Early Dynastic Period. More...

Français : Hiérakonpolis est le nom grec de l'antique Nekhen, actuellement nommée Kom El-Ahmar en Haute Égypte. C'était la capitale religieuse et politique de la Haute Égypte à la fin de la Période Prédynastique et certainement également au début de l'Époque Thinite. Pour en savoir plus...

Nekhen

religious and political capital of Upper Egypt in Ancient Egypt

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Culture

Ancient Egypt

Location

Aswan Governorate, Egypt

Map

25° 05′ 50″ N, 32° 46′ 46″ E

Authority file
Q278988 National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007531915405171
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Subcategories

This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.

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Nekhen‎ (1 C, 2 F)

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Souls of Pe and Nekhen‎ (2 C, 39 F)

B

Battlefield Palette‎ (10 F)

C

Copper statues of Pepi I‎ (6 F)

E

Egyptian fresco, Tomb 100, Hierakonpolis‎ (8 F)

H

Crouching falcon (hieroglyph)‎ (13 F)
Fortification (hieroglyph)‎ (17 F)

K

Khasekhemwy statue (Egyptian Museum in Cairo)‎ (8 F)

N

Narmer Palette‎ (2 C, 39 F)

P

Palette with quadrupedes-E 11052‎ (14 F)

T

Two Dogs Palette‎ (8 F)

Media in category "Hierakonpolis"

The following 80 files are in this category, out of 80 total.

Nekhen Map.PNG 298 × 272; 24 KB
"Everything in its Place- New Views of the Early Predynastic Cemetery at Hierakonpolis" - Renee Friedman's inspirational Bob Partridge lecture for the Manchester Ancient Egypt Society (15760452545).jpg 640 × 640; 61 KB
Excavations At Kom-El-Ahmar. (1910) - TIMEA.jpg 1,024 × 648; 91 KB
Ancient Egyptian pottery lion.JPG 500 × 667; 54 KB
Bangle MET 35.7.38 .39 01 11 03.jpg 2,290 × 1,404; 677 KB
Bracelet (?) fragments MET 35.7.66.jpg 498 × 383; 29 KB
Bracelet (?) fragments MET 35.7.67.jpg 216 × 296; 15 KB
Bracelet MET 35.7.33jk.jpg 2,272 × 1,704; 2.44 MB
Bracelet MET 35.7.34jk.jpg 2,272 × 1,704; 2.42 MB
Bracelet MET 35.7.35jk.jpeg 1,704 × 2,272; 2.49 MB
Bracelet MET 35.7.36jk.jpeg 1,704 × 2,272; 2.46 MB
Broken rhomboid palette MET 35.7.57 EGDP011503.jpg 1,333 × 2,000; 517 KB
Broken rhomboid palette MET 35.7.57 EGDP011504.jpg 1,333 × 2,000; 543 KB
Carved Serpentine Mace-head.jpg 612 × 612; 76 KB
Ceremonial Palette from Hierakonpolis-2.jpg 500 × 667; 95 KB
Ceremonial Palette from Hierakonpolis-2.png 356 × 637; 263 KB
Day 11 - Andesite Porphyry Stone Bowl (8175061796).jpg 612 × 458; 112 KB
Day 27 - Predynastic Maceheads (8224127636).jpg 612 × 476; 51 KB
Egypt Lapis lazuli woman (detail).jpg 646 × 1,280; 245 KB
Egypt Lapis lazuli woman.jpg 640 × 640; 55 KB
Egyptian - Standing Statuette of Sa-Hathor - Walters 2261 - Back.jpg 1,400 × 1,800; 68 KB
Egyptian - Standing Statuette of Sa-Hathor - Walters 2261 - Left.jpg 1,400 × 1,799; 1.33 MB
Egyptian - Standing Statuette of Sa-Hathor - Walters 2261 - Three Quarter Right.jpg 1,400 × 1,799; 1.36 MB
Egyptian - Standing Statuette of Sa-Hathor - Walters 2261.jpg 1,400 × 1,799; 1.37 MB
Fish-shaped palette MET MMA35.7.1.jpg 2,000 × 1,264; 639 KB
Fish-shaped palette with the remains of green pigment MET 35.7.8 back.jpg 2,000 × 1,481; 1.62 MB
Fish-shaped palette with the remains of green pigment MET 35.7.8 front.jpg 2,000 × 1,424; 1.53 MB
Golden head of Horus 01.jpg 207 × 330; 46 KB
Golden head of Horus 02.jpg 264 × 522; 18 KB
Hair pin MET 35.7.46 EGDP012895.jpg 2,000 × 1,333; 1.72 MB
Hair pin MET 35.7.46 EGDP012896.jpg 2,000 × 1,333; 1.72 MB
Hierakonpolis ivory cylinder with animals, with impression (drawing).jpg 544 × 410; 114 KB
Hierakonpolis ivory cylinder with impression (drawing).jpg 638 × 485; 161 KB
Hierakonpolis ivory cylinder with kneeling men, with impression (drawing).jpg 846 × 742; 240 KB
Hierakonpolis ivory cylinders.jpg 1,241 × 1,686; 816 KB
Hierakonpolis ivory head.jpg 786 × 801; 279 KB
Hierakonpolis ivory objects.jpg 1,241 × 1,619; 817 KB
Hierakonpolis Limestone Head of a Bearded Man.jpg 612 × 612; 87 KB
Hierakonpolis limestone head.jpg 1,623 × 628; 498 KB
Hierakonpolis limestone vase (photograph and drawing).jpg 737 × 820; 293 KB
Hierakonpolis limestone vase.jpg 478 × 820; 193 KB
Hierakonpolis Male statuettes.jpg 640 × 640; 71 KB
Hierakonpolis maskı.jpg 3,024 × 4,032; 3.35 MB
Hierakonpolis objects at time of discovery.jpg 1,158 × 692; 460 KB
Hierakonpolis revetment of Temple basement.jpg 1,084 × 1,270; 883 KB
Horemchaf.jpg 2,348 × 1,674; 1.03 MB
Horemkhaef2s.jpg 684 × 500; 101 KB
Human figurine from the Hierakonpolis Main Deposit.jpg 2,140 × 2,978; 2.57 MB
Khasekhem 1.jpg 1,771 × 1,151; 279 KB
Khasekhem 2.jpg 1,982 × 1,307; 350 KB
Khasekhem oxford2.jpg 356 × 600; 33 KB
Khasekhemwy 3.jpg 1,411 × 1,146; 491 KB
Khasekhemwy, name inscribed on door jamb.jpg 706 × 882; 535 KB
Kingscorpion.jpg 667 × 500; 131 KB
Large late ware storage jar MET MMA36.1.81.jpg 1,165 × 2,000; 590 KB
Limestone cylinder jar with falcons, scorpions, bows and birds in raised relief. From the 'Main Deposit' at Hierokonpolis. E. 347. (Ashmolean).jpg 640 × 455; 208 KB
Limestone cylinder jar with falcons, scorpions, bows and birds in raised relief. From the 'Main Deposit' at Hierokonpolis. E. 347. (AshmoleanMuseum).jpg 733 × 1,301; 416 KB
Limestone statue of Khasekhemwy.jpg 500 × 667; 50 KB
Mace head design (drawing).jpg 1,168 × 500; 292 KB
Mace-head of King Narmer.jpg 640 × 640; 141 KB
Mace-head of king Scorpion.jpg 3,872 × 2,592; 2.51 MB
Marl ware jar with lug handles MET 36-1-104.jpg 864 × 592; 204 KB
Marl ware jar with lug handles MET 36-1-116.jpg 499 × 566; 105 KB
Marl ware jar with lug handles MET 36.1.104 EGDP010461.jpg 2,000 × 1,532; 667 KB
Marl ware jar with lug handles MET 36.1.104 EGDP010462.jpg 2,000 × 1,532; 684 KB
Marl ware jar with lug handles MET 36.1.116 EGDP010427.jpg 1,822 × 2,000; 436 KB
Marl ware jar with lug handles MET 36.1.116 EGDP010428.jpg 1,822 × 2,000; 441 KB
Narmer Potsherd Garstang.jpg 591 × 459; 121 KB
P1060230 Louvre palette aux quadrupedes E11052 rwk.JPG 1,224 × 2,000; 1.34 MB
Palette MET MMA35.7.21.jpg 2,000 × 1,333; 726 KB
Palette, fish MET 35.7.56 EGDP011501.jpg 2,000 × 1,333; 594 KB
Palette, fish MET 35.7.56 EGDP011502.jpg 2,000 × 1,333; 600 KB
Predynastic human figures.jpg 1,627 × 2,157; 1.81 MB
Rectangular palette MET 35-7-59.jpg 937 × 626; 187 KB
Semi-diadem MET 35.7.45.jpg 2,000 × 490; 125 KB
Stela of Horemkhauef MET 101714.jpg 2,997 × 3,707; 3.49 MB
Stele Harmone 2549 Florence.JPG 908 × 1,564; 397 KB
Tavolozza scudo Bologna-Leiden.JPG 728 × 1,464; 259 KB
Trade and foreign contact. Objects in Predynastic graves suggest widespread trade with regions beyond Egypt, including Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq), Syria-Palestine, and Nubia (ancient Sudan).jpg 640 × 640; 43 KB
UC15089 (Petrie Museum).jpg 344 × 640; 52 KB

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