Hebenu is an
ancient Egyptian city. It was the early capital of the 16th
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt ( ar, صعيد مصر ', shortened to , , locally: ; ) is the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the lands on both sides of the Nile that extend upriver from Lower Egypt in the north to Nubia in the south.
In ancient E ...
ian
Nome. The modern village of Kom el Ahmar (
Minya Governorate
Minya Governorate ( ar, محافظة المنيا ') is one of the governorates of Upper Egypt. Its capital city, Minya, is located on the left bank of the Nile River.
Etymology
The name originates from the chief city of the governorate, origi ...
) is built on the site where the ancient city stood.
See also
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Literature
* Hans Bonnet: ''Hebenu'' in: ''Lexikon der ägyptischen Religionsgeschichte.'' Hamburg 2000, , p. 284.
* Farouk Gomaa: ''Die Besiedlung Ägyptens während des Mittleren Reiches, 1. Oberägypten und das Fayyum.'' Wiesbaden 1986, , p. 319–321.
* Rainer Hannig: ''Großes Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch: (2800-950 v. Chr.)''. By Zabern, Mainz 2006, , p. 1172.
References
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Cities in ancient Egypt
Populated places in Minya Governorate
Former populated places in Egypt