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Hermopolis
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Hermopolis (or Hermopolis Magna) was a major city in antiquity, located near the boundary between Lower and Upper Egypt. Its Egyptian name Khemenu derives from the eight deities (the Ogdoad) said to reside in the city. right|thumb|upright|Black siltstone [[obelisk of King Nectanebo II (r. 358 to 340 BCE). According to the vertical inscriptions he set up this obelisk at the doorway of the sanctuary of Thoth Thrice-Great, Lord of Hermopolis. It is now on display in the British Museum, London.]] A provincial capital since the Old Kingdom of Egypt, Hermopolis developed into a major city of Roman E
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Hermopolis, also referred to as Al Ashmūnīn, is a village and archaeological site located in Egypt. It is situated in the Minya state, within the city of Al Ashmūnīn. The site is associated with the culture of Ancient Egypt and is described in the source Pauly–Wissowa.
The location has an elevation above sea level of 44 meters, with another measurement indicating 46 meters. It is in the UTC+02:00 time zone, corresponding to the Africa/Cairo timezone. The area is classified as a residential type.
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Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Hermopolis
- Ancient site.image
- AshmuneinBasilica.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Basilica of Hermopolis
- Ancient site.map_type
- Egypt
- Ancient site.location
- El Ashmunein, Minya Governorate, Egypt
- Ancient site.region
- Upper Egypt
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.condition
- In ruins
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Name
- History
- Ecclesiastical history
- Remains
- The temple
- Coptic Basilica
- Museum
- Famous people
- See also
- References
- Sources and external links
Hermopolis (or Hermopolis Magna) was a major city in antiquity, located near the boundary between Lower and Upper Egypt. Its Egyptian name Khemenu derives from the eight deities (the Ogdoad) said to reside in the city. right|thumb|upright|Black siltstone [[obelisk of King Nectanebo II (r. 358 to 340 BCE). According to the vertical inscriptions he set up this obelisk at the doorway of the sanctuary of Thoth Thrice-Great, Lord of Hermopolis. It is now on display in the British Museum, London.]] A provincial capital since the Old Kingdom of Egypt, Hermopolis developed into a major city of Roman Egypt, and an early Christian center from the third century. It was abandoned after the Muslim conquest of Egypt but was restored as both a Latin Catholic (meanwhile suppressed) and a Coptic Orthodox titular see.
Its remains are located near the modern town of el-Ashmunein (from the Coptic name) in Mallawi, Minya Governorate, Egypt.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hermopolis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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