Hermopolis (
Greek
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: ), also known as Hermopolis Parva, was the Greek name for two cities in
ancient Egypt. One was the capital of
Tehuti, the 15th
nome of
Lower Egypt, situated a little below
Thmuis
Thmuis (; Greek: ; ar, Tell El-Timai) was a city in Lower Egypt, located on the canal east of the Nile, between its Tanitic and Mendesian branches. Its ruins are near the modern city of Timayy al-Imdid.
History
During the Ptolemaic period, ...
(
Strabo xvii. p. 802;
Steph. B. ''s. v.''). The site is currently at
Tell al-Naqus near
Baqliya. The ancient Egyptian names of this city were Ba'h and Weprehwy or Rehehui.
The Egyptian Sudan: Its History & Monuments
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The other Hermopolis Parva was the capital of the 7th nome of Lower Egypt, and is now known as Damanhur
Damanhur ( ar, دمنهور ', ; Egyptian: ''Dmỉ-n-Ḥr.w''; cop, ⲡϯⲙⲓⲛ̀ϩⲱⲣ '; ; grc, Ἑρμοῦ πόλις μικρά ') is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate. It is located northwest of Cai ...
. The ancient Egyptian name of this city was A-ment or Iment.
References
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Cities in ancient Egypt
Former populated places in Egypt