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'''Athribis''' ({{lang-grc|Ἄθλιβις}}; {{lang-cop|ⲁⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉ or ⲁⲑⲣⲏⲃⲓ}}), also known to the [[ancient Greeks]] as '''Triphieion''' or '''Tripheion''', and to the [[ancient Egyptians]] as '''Hut-Repyt''', was an ancient city of [[Egypt]], in the [[Nome (Egypt)|Panopolite nome]]. The modern villages of '''Wannina''' and '''Nag' Hamad''' in the [[Sohag Governorate]] are situated nearby. It is located some {{convert|sp=us|10|km|0|abbr=on}} southwest of the city of [[Akhmim]] and about {{convert|sp=us|3|km|0|abbr=on}} south of the [[White Monastery]], on the west bank of the [[Nile]].
'''Athribis''' ({{lang-grc|Ἄθλιβις}}; {{lang-cop|ⲁⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉ or ⲁⲑⲣⲏⲃⲓ}}), also known to the [[ancient Greeks]] as '''Triphieion''' or '''Tripheion''', and to the [[ancient Egyptians]] as '''Hut-Repyt''', was an ancient city of [[Egypt]], in the [[Nome (Egypt)|Panopolite nome]]. The modern villages of '''Wannina''' and '''Nag' Hamad''' in the [[Sohag Governorate]] are situated nearby. It is located some {{convert|sp=us|10|km|0|abbr=on}} southwest of the city of [[Akhmim]] and about {{convert|sp=us|3|km|0|abbr=on}} south of the [[White Monastery]], on the west bank of the [[Nile]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
{{hiero|ḥt rpjt<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gauthier |first1=Henri |title=Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques Vol. 4 |date=1927 |page=108 |url=https://archive.org/details/Gauthier1927/page/n57/}}</ref>|<center><hiero>O6-X1:O1-D21:Q3-M17*M17-X1:H8-O49</hiero></center>|align=left}}
The city is the site of a temple built for the goddess [[Repyt]] (Triphis) by [[Caesarion|Ptolemy XV Caesarion]] and subsequent Roman Emperors. South of this temple was an earlier temple of [[Ptolemy IX Soter II]]. One of the tombs nearby, belonging to the brothers Ibpemeny "the younger" and Pemehyt of the late 2nd century BC, has two [[zodiac]]s on its ceiling.
The city is the site of a temple built for the goddess [[Repyt]] (Triphis) by [[Caesarion|Ptolemy XV Caesarion]] and subsequent Roman Emperors. South of this temple was an earlier temple of [[Ptolemy IX Soter II]]. One of the tombs nearby, belonging to the brothers Ibpemeny "the younger" and Pemehyt of the late 2nd century BC, has two [[zodiac]]s on its ceiling.



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Athribis
ⲁⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉ
ⲁⲑⲣⲏⲃⲓ
أدريبة
Athribis is located in Egypt
Athribis
Athribis
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°30′41″N 31°39′55″E / 26.51139°N 31.66528°E / 26.51139; 31.66528
Land Ägypten
GovernorateSohag
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Athribis (Ancient Greek: Ἄθλιβις; Coptic: ⲁⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉ or ⲁⲑⲣⲏⲃⲓ), also known to the ancient Greeks as Triphieion or Tripheion, and to the ancient Egyptians as Hut-Repyt, was an ancient city of Egypt, in the Panopolite nome. The modern villages of Wannina and Nag' Hamad in the Sohag Governorate are situated nearby. It is located some 10 km (6 mi) southwest of the city of Akhmim and about 3 km (2 mi) south of the White Monastery, on the west bank of the Nile.

Übersicht

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D21
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in hieroglyphs

The city is the site of a temple built for the goddess Repyt (Triphis) by Ptolemy XV Caesarion and subsequent Roman Emperors. South of this temple was an earlier temple of Ptolemy IX Soter II. One of the tombs nearby, belonging to the brothers Ibpemeny "the younger" and Pemehyt of the late 2nd century BC, has two zodiacs on its ceiling.

See also

  • Athribis, for the ancient city called Athribis in Lower Egypt.

References

  1. ^ Gauthier, Henri (1927). Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques Vol. 4. p. 108.


26°30′41″N 31°39′55″E / 26.51139°N 31.66528°E / 26.51139; 31.66528