Location:
Egypt, Akhmīm
geo:26.563896,31.744276
Location ± 25-100 m. Class:
Vicus or canabae
invisible
Annotations
Akhmim was known in Ancient Egypt as Ipu, Apu or Khent-min. Herodotus
See:
William H. Willis, Klaus Maresch eds.: The Archive of Ammon Scholasticus of Panopolis: The Legacy of Harpocration, Springer Science & Business Media, 2013, pp. 4-6
Urban sprawl analysis of Akhmim city (Egypt) and its risk to buried heritage sites: insights from geochemistry and geospatial analysis. By Mohammed Hagage https://www.academia.edu/106227749/Urban_sprawl_analysis_of_Akhmim_city_Egypt_and_its_risk_to_buried_heritage_sites_insights_from_geochemistry_and_geospatial_analysis
Relevant museums
The national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden
Nearby
Also known as Cairo wooden tablets.
Amun temple of Ipu / Apu / Khent-min.
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