Letopolis
Sign in to saveAlso known as Awsim, Ausim, Letòpolis, Sekhem
thumb|Standard of the Letopolite nome (Egypt)|nome thumb|Five faience ushabti of Ankh-hapi, a priest in Letopolis during the Ptolemaic dynasty. The Archaeological Civic Museum (MCA) of Bologna|Bologna, Museo Civico Archeologico Letopolis (Greek: Λητοῦς Πόλις) was an ancient Egyptian city, the capital of the second nome of Lower Egypt. Its Egyptian name was Khem 𓋊𓐍𓐝𓂜𓊖𓉐 (ḫm), and the modern site of its remains is known as Ausim (, from ). The city was a center of worship of the deity Khenty-irty or Khenti-kheti, a form of the god Horus. The site and its deity are mentioned in texts from as
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Letopolis
- Settlement.native_name
- Λητοῦς Πόλιςⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ, ⲃⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ اوسيم
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- el
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Egypt
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Egypt
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 72.41
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 12
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023
- Settlement.population_total
- 430,609
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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