entity_periods: ENT_EGY_HERYSHAF, PER_EGY_OLD_KINGDOM

Period assignments linking entities to the historical periods when they are attested. An entity may span multiple periods. All Greek entities are assigned; Egyptian tradition is fully covered; total coverage exceeds 70%.

Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb

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entity_id	period_id	confidence	rationale	source_id	review_status
ENT_EGY_HERYSHAF	PER_EGY_OLD_KINGDOM	high	Heryshaf ("He who is upon his lake") is the principal deity of Herakleopolis Magna (ancient Henen-nesut / Ihnasya el-Medina); attested from Old Kingdom inscriptions; he is a ram-headed creator and fertility deity associated with the primordial lake; Old Kingdom temples at Herakleopolis document his early cult	SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS	reviewed