Tebtunis
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Egypt
- Located in
- Faiyum Governorate
- Elevation
- +27
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- UmmBurigatSobekTemple2.jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Tebtunis papyri
- Local mythology: Cronus alias Geb
- Manuscripts
- Papyri
- Parchments
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Tebtunis and Soknebtynis temple-Fajyum gouvernorát
Tebtunis was a city and later town in Lower Egypt. The settlement was founded in approximately 1800 BCE by the Twelfth Dynasty king Amenemhat III. It was located at what is now Tell Umm el-Baragat in the Faiyum Governorate. In Tebtunis there were many Greek and Roman buildings. It was a rich town and was a very important regional center during the Ptolemaic period.