Memphis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: R. Müller Wollermann
Creators: R. Müller Wollermann
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Iris Fernandez, H. Kopp, Herbert Verreth, B. Siewert-Mayer, Mark Depauw, R. Talbert, Adam Prins, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, DARMC, jfu, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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Mar 21, 2025 05:14 AM
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History
A city and capital of Ancient Egypt that remained an important center for most of Egyptian history.
500 km
Base style derived from Mapbox Satellite Streets. | Pleiades layers and interaction design by Sean Gillies, David Glick, Alec Mitchell, Ryan M. Horne, and Tom Elliott.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/736963
29.849491, 31.255061
- Representative Locations:
- Imagery location of Center of Visible Remains at Memphis (2950 BC - 332 BC) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Mefi (Coptic, AD 300 - AD 640)
- Memphis (Latin, 750 BC - AD 640)
- Memphis (Ancient Greek, 2670 BC - AD 2000)
- Mempi (Akkadian, 720 BC - 540 BC)
- Mīt Rahīna (2670 BC - 1086 BC)
- Mīt Ruhaina (Modern Standard Arabic)
- Nof (Ancient; writing system unspecified Egyptian, unspecified date range)
- V Macedonia garrison (AD 300 - AD 640)
- V Macedonica garrison (English, AD 284 - AD 640)
- jnb (Ancient; writing system unspecified Egyptian, 2670 BC - 2168 BC)
- jnb(w)ḥḏ (Ancient; writing system unspecified Egyptian, unspecified date range)
- jnbw-ḥḏ (Ancient; writing system unspecified Egyptian, 1640 BC - 1548 BC)
- λευκὸν τεῖχος (leúkon teíchos: Ancient Greek, 550 BC - 330 BC)
- mn-nfr (Ancient; writing system unspecified Egyptian, unspecified date range)
- mnp (Aramaic, 540 BC - 330 BC)
- ínbw hd (unspecified date range)
- ʿnḫ-tꜣwj (Ancient; writing system unspecified Egyptian, 2010 BC - 1640 BC)
- ḥwt-kꜣ-Ptḥ (Ancient; writing system unspecified Egyptian, 2010 BC - 1640 BC)
- Memphis part of (administrative) Ptolemaic Kingdom (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Abu Sir connection Memphis (unspecified date range)
- Giza connection Memphis (unspecified date range)
- Saqqarah located near Memphis (unspecified date range)
urban area, settlement
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 75 E1 Memphis
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Mit Rahina
R. Müller Wollermann, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Iris Fernandez, H. Kopp, Herbert Verreth, B. Siewert-Mayer, Mark Depauw, R. Talbert, Adam Prins, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, DARMC, jfu, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Memphis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/736963> [accessed: 09 April 2025]
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