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IHNĀSIYĀ AL-MADĪNA (HERAKLEOPOLIS MEGALĒ)

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EgyptianḤw.t-nn-nsw | Nn-nsw | Ḥw.t-nsw
GreekἩρακλέους πόλις Μεγάλη
LatinHeracleo | Herculis oppidum | Hanes
Copticxnhs | xnes | enh(x)es | exnes | (e)xnis | x(e)nns
Arabicإهناسيا المدينة
EnglishHerakleopolis (Megale) | Herakleous Polis | Ihnasya el-Medina | Hout-nen-nesou | Henen-Nesou | Hnes | Hanes | Ahnas | Ehnes
FrenchHérakléopolis Magna | Ehnassya el-Medina | Ahnas | Ahnassia | Ehnas | Ehnasya el-Medina | Ehnâsija el-Medîna | Ehnâsya | Ihnasiah el-Médinèh | Ihnasya el-Madina | Ihnasya el-Medina
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DEChriM ID62
Trismegistos GeoID801
Pleiades ID736920
PAThs ID32
Ancient nameHerakleopolis Megalē
Modern nameIhnāsiyā al-Madīna
Latitude29.085540
Longitude30.934549
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Bibliography

• Fraser, G. W. and P. Newberry, eds. 1891. The Season's Work at Ahnas and Beni Hasan: 1890-1891. London: Gilbert & Rivington.
• Hayter Lewis, T. and E. Naville. 1894. Ahnas el Medineh (Hercleopolis Magna). The Tomb of Paheri at el-Kab. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.
• Naville, E., J. J. Tylor, T. Hayter Lewis, and F. Ll. Griffith. 1894. Ahnas el Medineh (Heracleopolis Magna): with chapters on Mendes, the nome of Thoth, and Leontopolis / The tomb of Paheri at El Kab. London: Egypt Exploration Fund
•Petrie, W. M. F. 1904. Excavations at Ehnasya. Archaeological Report (Egypt Exploration Fund)(1903-1904). London: Egypt Exploration Fund.
• Petrie, W. M. F. 1905. Roman Ehnasya (Herakleopolis Magna). 1904. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.
• Petrie, W. M. F. 1921. “Discoveries at Heracleopolis.” Ancient Egypt 1921, Part III, p. 65-69. London and New York: Macmillan and Co.
• Timm. S. ed. 1984-1992. Das Christliche-Koptische Ägypten in Arabischer Zeit: Eine Sammlung Christicher Stätten in Ägypten in Arabischer Zeit unter Ausschyss von Alexandria, Kairo, des Apa-Mena-Klosters (Der Abu Mina), der Sketis (Wadi n-Natrun) und der Sinai-Region.Vol. III, 1161-1172, s.v. Ihnās(īya al-Madīna). Weisbaden: Dr Ludwig Reichert.
• Wilcken, U. 1901a. “Eine neue Roman-Handschrift“. In Archiv für Papyrusforschung, vol. 1, edited by U. Wilcken, 227-272. Leipzig: B. G. Teubner.
• Wilcken, U. 1901b. “Heidnisches und Christliches aus Ägypten“. In Archiv für Papyrusforschung, vol. 1, edited by U. Wilcken, 396-436. Leipzig: B. G. Teubner.
• Wilcken, Ulrich. 1903. “Die Berliner Papyrusgrabungen in Herakleopolis Magna im Winter 1898/9.” Archiv für Papyrusforschung(AfP) 2: 294-336.

Authors
Victor Ghica, 2021
Suggested citation
Victor Ghica, 2021, "Ihnāsiyā al-Madīna", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/places/62
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