modern Ihnasya el‑Medina
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Modern Ihnasya el‑Medina is an Egyptian town that occupies the area of the ancient city of Herakleopolis Magna, a significant regional center in pharaonic times.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| modern Ihnasya el-Medina | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Heryshef NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| hasAncientEgyptianName | Henen-nesut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncientName | Herakleopolis Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsFrom |
First Intermediate Period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | ruins of Herakleopolis Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ |
| hasExcavationsBy |
Edouard Naville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flinders Petrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalStratum | ancient city of Herakleopolis Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyArchaeologicalInterest | tombs and temple remains of Herakleopolis Magna ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | Faiyum region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfHeritage |
archaeological heritage
ⓘ
pharaonic heritage ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important site for Egyptology ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beni Suef Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Beni Suef NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTopOf | Herakleopolis Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | the Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupiesAreaOf | Herakleopolis Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Herakleopolite nome region ⓘ |
| region | Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeDepth | continuous occupation from pharaonic times to modern era ⓘ |
| toponymOrigin | derived from ancient settlement at Herakleopolis Magna ⓘ |
| wasImportantReligiousCenterFor | cult of Heryshef ⓘ |
| wasRegionalCenterIn | Pharaonic period ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsedHistorically |
Demotic
ⓘ
Egyptian hieroglyphs NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.