Hermopolis (
Greek
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: ), also known as Hermopolis Mikra (City of Hermes/Thoth Small; Latin: Hermopolis Parva), was the Greek name for two cities in
ancient Egypt
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, both in the
Nile Delta
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, and both smaller than
Hermopolis Magna
Hermopolis (or ''Hermopolis Magna'') was a major city in antiquity, located near the boundary between Lower and Upper Egypt. Its Egyptian name ''Khemenu'' derives from the eight deities (the Ogdoad) said to reside in the city.
A provincial capi ...
to the south.
The eastern Hermopolis Parva (coordinates given) was the capital of
Tehuti, the 15th
nome
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of
Lower Egypt
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, situated a little below
Thmuis
Thmuis (; Greek: ; ) was a city in Lower Egypt, located on the canal east of the Nile, between its Tanitic and Mendesian branches. Its ruins are near the modern city of Timayy al-Imdid.
History
During the Ptolemaic period, Thmuis succeeded ...
(
Strabo
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xvii. p. 802;
Steph. B. ''s. v.''). The site is currently at
Tell al-Naqus
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near
Baqliya on a canal east of the Nile, between its Tanitic and Mendesian branches. The ancient Egyptian names of this city were Ba'h and Weprehwy or Rehehui.
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The western Hermopolis Parva was the capital of the 7th nome of Lower Egypt, and is now known as Damanhur
Damanhur ( ', ) is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate. It is located northwest of Cairo, and E.S.E. of Alexandria, in the middle of the western Nile Delta.
Damanhur is a historic city, whose history can be dated ...
, on the canal linking Lake Mareotis (Mariout) to the Canopic branch of the Nile. The ancient Egyptian name of this city was A-ment or Iment.
References
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Cities in ancient Egypt
Former populated places in Egypt