Touphion
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, Adam Prins, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Herbert Verreth, R. Talbert, Nicolas Souchon, Mark Depauw, Rune Rattenborg
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May 27, 2025 10:52 AM
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History
Touphion is located on the east bank of the Nile River about 20 km south of Thebes. The ruins of a multi-period temple initially built by Sesostris I were found there.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/786132
25.5834505, 32.532222
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of طود (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- CIGS location of Ṭūd (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- None
- Temple of Montu (El-Tod) located at Touphion (unspecified date range)
settlement-modern, findspot, place of finding, settlement, archaeological site, temple
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 80 B2 Touphion
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Tod
T. Wilfong, S.E. Sidebotham, J. Keenan, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Adam Prins, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Herbert Verreth, R. Talbert, Nicolas Souchon, Mark Depauw, and Rune Rattenborg, 'Touphion: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/786132> [accessed: 15 June 2025]
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