Heroonpolis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: A. Bernand
Creators: A. Bernand
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Adam Prins, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, Herbert Verreth, jfu, R. Talbert, Mark Depauw, Rune Rattenborg
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Jan 05, 2024 11:21 AM
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History
Heroonpolis, located at Tell el-Maskhuta, was an ancient Egyptian city of the Nile Delta.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/727124
30.5534153618, 32.0995839765
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Tell el-Maskhuta (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- DARE Location (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- CIGS location of Tall al-Maskhūṭa (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Heroonpolis (30 BC - AD 640)
- פתם (Pithom: Ancient Hebrew, unspecified date range)
- تل المسخوطة (Tall al-Maskhūṭa: Arabic, modern)
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findspot, place of finding, settlement, archaeological site
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 74 G3 Heroonpolis
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Abu Suwayr, Tell el Maskhuta
A. Bernand, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Adam Prins, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, Herbert Verreth, jfu, R. Talbert, Mark Depauw, and Rune Rattenborg, 'Heroonpolis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/727124> [accessed: 18 April 2024]
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