Eileithyiaspolis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: T. Wilfong, S.E. Sidebotham, J. Keenan
Creators: T. Wilfong, S.E. Sidebotham, J. Keenan
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Adam Prins, Jen Thum, Bruno Bazzani, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Herbert Verreth, jfu, R. Talbert, Mark Depauw
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Jun 22, 2020 05:48 PM
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History
Eileithyiaspolis is a city of Upper Egypt on the eastern bank of the Nile river. The site was occupied from the Neolithic period onwards. Its ancient name was most likely Nekheb.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/786020
25.1196418066, 32.7982665795
- Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- OSM location of Ancient town of Nikhab (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Εἰλειθυίας Πόλις (Eileithyiaspolis: Ancient Greek, 750 BC - AD 640)
- El-Kab (modern)
- Nekheb (Ancient Egyptian, unspecified date range)
- Eileithyiaspolis connection Nilus (river) (unspecified date range)
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settlement
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 80 B3 Eileithyiaspolis
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: el-Kab
T. Wilfong, S.E. Sidebotham, J. Keenan, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Adam Prins, Jen Thum, Bruno Bazzani, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Herbert Verreth, jfu, R. Talbert, and Mark Depauw, 'Eileithyiaspolis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/786020> [accessed: 16 November 2024]
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