Tjaru
Sign in to saveTjaru () was an ancient Egyptian fortress on the Way of Horus or Horus military road, the major road leading out of Egypt into Canaan. It was known in Greek as Selē (), in Latin as Sile or Sele, and in Coptic as Selē or Slē (). It has been suggested that its remains form the Tel el-Habua near Qantarah.
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- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Egypt
- Located in
- Sinai Peninsula
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- References in the Amarna letters
- Part of EA 288, letter of Abdi-Heba of Jerusalem
- Identification as Tell Heboua
- See also
- References
- Footnotes
Tjaru () was an ancient Egyptian fortress on the Way of Horus or Horus military road, the major road leading out of Egypt into Canaan. It was known in Greek as Selē (), in Latin as Sile or Sele, and in Coptic as Selē or Slē (). It has been suggested that its remains form the Tel el-Habua near Qantarah.
==History== The Horus of Mesen was worshipped at Tjaru in the form of a lion, and because of its close theological connections to Edfu, it is sometimes referred to as the Edfu of Lower Egypt.
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