Acoris (company)
Acoris may refer to: *Akoris, Egypt, an ancient town in Egypt *Hakor Hakor or Hagar, also known by the hellenized forms Achoris or Hakoris, was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 29th Dynasty. His reign marks the apex of this feeble and short-lived dynasty, having ruled for 13 years – more than half of its enti ...

Akoris, Egypt
Akoris ( grc, Ἄκωρις or Ἀκορίς); Egyptian: Mer-nefer(et) (Old and Middle Kingdoms), Per-Imen-mat-khent(j) (New Kingdom), or Dehenet (since 26th Dynasty) is the Greek name for the modern Egyptian village of (, from ), located about 12 km north of Al Minya. The ancient site is situated in the southeast of the modern village. Location Akoris is located on the east bank of the Nile, at and below the limestone cliffs about 12 km north of Al Minya. The limestone cliffs at the east side of the place are divided here by a valley, the (Arabic الوادي الطهناوي). The southern rock looks like a lying lion. Anciently, it lay in the Cynopolite Nome, north of Antinoopolis. Names of the site The site was named with several names. In the Old and Middle Kingdoms ''Mer-nefer(et)'' (''nice channel'') was used. In the New Kingdom the site was named ''Per-Imen-m3t-khent(j)'' (''The house of Amun the foremost lion''). In the Late period (from 26th dynas ...
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