Hebenu

Hebenu
Hebenu
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 28°03′N 30°50′E / 28.050°N 30.833°E / 28.050; 30.833
Country  Egypt
Governorate Minya Governorate
Time zone UTC+2 (EST)

Hebenu is an Ancient Egyptian city. It was the early capital of the 16th Upper Egyptian Nome. The modern village of Kom el Ahmar (Minya Governorate) is built on the site where the ancient city stood.

Hebenu in hieroglyphs
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Literature

  • Hans Bonnet: Hebenu in: Lexikon der ägyptischen Religionsgeschichte. Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-937872-08-6, p. 284. (in German)
  • Farouk Gomaa: Die Besiedlung Ägyptens während des Mittleren Reiches, 1. Oberägypten und das Fayyum. Wiesbaden 1986, ISBN 3-88226-279-6, p. 319–321. (in German)
  • Rainer Hannig: Großes Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch: (2800-950 v. Chr.). By Zabern, Mainz 2006, ISBN 3-8053-1771-9, p. 1172. (in German)

Coordinates: 28°03′N 30°50′E / 28.050°N 30.833°E / 28.050; 30.833

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