پیتوم
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Pithom (; ; or , and ) was an ancient city of Egypt. References in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Greek and Roman sources exist for this city, but its exact location remains somewhat uncertain. Some scholars identified it as the later archaeological site of Tell el-Maskhuta (). Others identified it as the earlier archaeological site of Tell El Retabeh ().
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Egypt
- Elevation
- 13
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Saqqara, rilievo di horemheb, 1332-1323 ac., B 02.JPG
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- inception
- 1278-00-00
- culture
- Ancient Egypt
- Commons category
- Pithom
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