Elephantine
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, 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
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History
A fortified settlement located just before the First Cataract of the Nile. During the Second Intermediate Period, Elephantine marked the southern border of Egypt.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/786021
24.09, 32.889
- Representative Locations:
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- (jw) 3bw (Ancient Egyptian, 2670 BC - 2168 BC)
- (jw)ꜣbw (Ancient 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 Egyptian, 2168 BC - 1086 BC)
- None
- Aswan Quarry Landscape connection Elephantine (unspecified date range)
- Sanctuary of Heqaib (Elephantine) located on Elephantine (2010 BC - 1640 BC)
- Sanctuary of Kalabsha (Elephantine) relocated to Elephantine (AD 1900 - AD 2099)
settlement
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- See Also:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 80 inset Elephantine
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Geziret Aswan
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: 29 September 2022]
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