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Elephantine

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: T. Wilfong, S.E. Sidebotham, J. Keenan
Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, jfu, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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Last modified Jul 28, 2021 12:17 PM
A fortified settlement located just before the First Cataract of the Nile. During the Second Intermediate Period, Elephantine marked the southern border of Egypt.

https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/786021

24.09, 32.889
    • (jw) 3bw (Ancient; writing system unspecified Egyptian, 2670 BC - 2168 BC)
    • (jw)ꜣbw (Ancient; writing system unspecified Egyptian, 2670 BC - 2168 BC)
    • 3bw (1548 BC - 1086 BC)
    • Abu (750 BC - AD 640)
    • Elephantine (750 BC - AD 640)
    • Elephantinē (Ancient Greek, 1548 BC - AD 640)
    • Gazirat Aswān (Arabic, modern)
    • Iēb (Ancient Greek, AD 300 - AD 640)
    • Iēb (Coptic, AD 300 - AD 640)
    • Ǧazīrat Aswān (Modern Standard Arabic)
    • ꜣbw (Ancient; writing system unspecified Egyptian, 2168 BC - 1086 BC)
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settlement

Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 80 inset Elephantine

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Geziret Aswan


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T. Wilfong, S.E. Sidebotham, J. Keenan, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, jfu, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Elephantine: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/786021> [accessed: 08 July 2025]

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