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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur' has mentioned 'Necropolis' in the following places:
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| Memphisxd9x85xd9x86xd9x81Coptic: xe2xb2x99xe2xb2x89xe2xb2x99xcfxa5xe2xb2x93Ruins of the pillared hall of Ramesses IIat Mit RahinaShown within EgyptAlternativexc2xa0name Memphis(Middle Egyptian)xe2xb2x99xe2xb2x9fxe2xb2xa9xe2xb2x9b xe2xb2x9bxe2xb2x9fxcfxa5xe2xb2xa3xe2xb2x93 (Coptic transliteration) Enduring and beautiful (mn nfr) Egyptian hieroglyphs Memphis(Old Egyptian) Everlasting places (Djd swt) Egyptian hieroglyphs Memphis(Late Egyptian)xcfxa9xe2xb2xb1 xe2xb2xadxe2xb2x9f xe2xb2xa1xe2xb2x91xe2xb2x81xcfxa9 (Coptic transliteration) House of the soul ("ka") of Ptah (hwt-ka-ptah) Egyptian hieroglyphs Memphis(Middle Egyptian[1]) Place where the two lands live (anekh-tauy) Egyptian hieroglyphs LocationMit Rahina, Giza Governorate, EgyptRegionLower EgyptCoordinates29xc2xb050xe2x80xb241xe2x80xb3N 31xc2xb015xe2x80xb23xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf29.84472xc2xb0N 31.25083xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 29.84472; 31.25083Coordinates: 29xc2xb050xe2x80xb241xe2x80xb3N 31xc2xb015xe2x80xb23xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf29.84472xc2xb0N 31.25083xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 29.84472; 31.25083TypeSettlementHistoryBuilderUnknown, was already in existence during Iry-Hor's reign[2]FoundedEarlier than 31st century BCAbandoned7th century ADPeriodsEarly Dynastic Period to Early Middle Ages UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficial nameMemphis and its Necropolis xe2x80x93 the Pyramid Fields from Giza to DahshurTypeCulturalCriteriai, iii, viDesignated1979 (3rd session)Referencexc2xa0no.86RegionArab States | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Toponymy 2 Attributes 2.1 Location 2.2 Population 3 History 3.1 Legendary history 3.2 Old Kingdom 3.3 Middle Kingdom 3.4 New Kingdom 3.5 Late Period 3.6 Ptolemaic Period 3.7 Decline and abandonment 4 Remains 4.1 Great Temple of Ptah 4.2 Temple of Ptah of Rameses II 4.3 Temple of Ptah and Sekhmet of Rameses II 4.4 Temple of Ptah of Merneptah 4.5 Temple of Hathor 4.6 Other temples 4.7 Temples to foreign deities 4.7.1 Temple of Sekhmet 4.7.2 Temple of Apis 4.7.3 Temple of Amun 4.7.4 Temple of Aten 4.8 Statues of Rameses II 4.9 Memphite Necropolis 4.10 Royal palaces 4.11 Other buildings 5 Historical accounts and exploration 5.1 Sources from antiquity 5.2 Early exploration 5.3 Nineteenth century 5.4 Twentieth century 6 Gallery 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External links | WIKI |
| [1] Some scholars maintain that this name was that of an area that contained a sacred tree, the western district of the city that lay between the great Temple of Ptah and the necropolis at Saqqara. | WIKI |
| Memphis and its necropolis Saqqara as seen from the International Space Station | WIKI |
| The complex of Djoser of the Third Dynasty, located in the ancient necropolis at Saqqara, would then be the royal funerary chamber, housing all the elements necessary to royalty: temples, shrines, ceremonial courts, palaces, and barracks. | WIKI |
| A necropolis for the high priests of Memphis dating precisely from the Twenty-second Dynasty has been found west of the forum. | WIKI |
| As in the Late Period, the catacombs in which the remains of the sacred bulls were buried gradually grew in size, and later took on a monumental appearance that confirms the growth of the cult's hypostases throughout the country, and particularly in Memphis and its necropolis. | WIKI |
| Memphis and its necropolis, which include funerary rock tombs, mastabas, temples, and pyramids, were inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO in 1979. | WIKI |
| Memphite Necropolis[edit] | WIKI |
| Main article: Memphite Necropolis | WIKI |
| The famed stepped Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, the Memphis necropolis | WIKI |
| The part of the city called Ankh-tawy was already included in the Middle Kingdom necropolis. | WIKI |
| Further excavations of the pillared hall and pylon of Rameses II; the discovery of granite blocks bearing the annals of the reign of Amenemhat II; excavations of the tombs of high priests of Ptah; research and major explorations at the necropolis near Saqqara. | WIKI |
| Criterion (iii): The ensemble of structures and associated archaeological remains at Memphis, including the archaic necropolis at Saqqara, dating back to formation of Pharaonic civilization, the limestone step pyramid of Djoser, the oldest pyramid to be constructed, the tombs and pyramids that reflect the development of funerary monuments, and the remains of the city, together form an exceptional testimony to the power and organization of the ancient capital of Egypt. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (vi): Memphis is associated with the religious beliefs related to the God of the Necropolis "Ptah" who was sanctified by the kings, as well as with outstanding ideas, artistic works and technologies of the capital of one of the most brilliant and long-standing civilizations of this planet. | UNESCO |