entity · inst_egyfull_nubian_fortress_network
Middle Kingdom Nubian fortress network
Network of fortresses and settlements around the Second Cataract supporting surveillance, administration and exchange.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
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Chronology
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1970 BCE–1650 BCE
Precision: range
highApproximate activity or relevance range, not an assertion that the entity was unchanged throughout.
- supports · supports entity
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Supports the entity and its interpretive limits.
Locator: Relevant discussion or corpus description
Research description
Network of fortresses and settlements around the Second Cataract supporting surveillance, administration and exchange. The record distinguishes attested labels and materials from modern ethnic, social or historiographic categories.
Properties and assignments
A label’s definition and the evidence for assigning it here are separate.
Fortress and frontier network
A dated system of forts, routes and administrative nodes.
Why does this record have this property?
The record exhibits this analytical property during the stated interval, with the linked source defining the evidence and limitations. The assignment is a modern classification and does not create an ancient event or permanent territorial identity.
- The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
supports assignment · Relevant evidence and interpretation
Evidence and sources
- supports · supports entity
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Supports the entity and its interpretive limits.
Locator: Relevant discussion or corpus description
Referenced records
- Geography assertion for inst_egyfull_nubian_fortress_network · geography assertion