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Tomb of Petosiris at Tuna el-Gebel

a Pleiades place resource

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The Tomb of Petosiris at Tuna el-Gebel dates to the late fourth century BCE. Petosiris, also called Ankhefenkhons, served as the high priest of Thoth at Hermopolis during the 28th Dynasty of ancient Egypt.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/254173129

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
27.7365048414, 30.7042444182

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- OSM location of Tomb of Petosiris at Tuna el-Gebel (400 BC - 301 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Tomb of Petosiris at Tuna el-Gebel (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

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Place type:
tomb

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Wikipedia (English) Petosiris

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Tomb of Petosiris at Tuna el-Gebel: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/254173129> [accessed: 10 July 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/254173129 |title=Places: 254173129 (Tomb of Petosiris at Tuna el-Gebel) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=July 10, 2026 1:25 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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