Busiris (Aphroditopolis)

Busiris (Aphroditopolis)
أطفيح
Atfih
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Limestone stele of Ankhhor son of Pimay son of Pasherienmut son of Nesmin. The stela is dated in regnal Year 22 of pharaoh Shoshenq V of the 22nd Dynasty and depicts the deceased Ankhhor with the goddess Hathor.
Limestone stele of Ankhhor son of Pimay son of Pasherienmut son of Nesmin. The stela is dated in regnal Year 22 of pharaoh Shoshenq V of the 22nd Dynasty and depicts the deceased Ankhhor with the goddess Hathor.
Nickname: 
Tpyhwt
Busiris (Aphroditopolis) is located in Egypt
Busiris (Aphroditopolis)
Busiris (Aphroditopolis)
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 29°25′N 31°15′E / 29.417°N 31.250°E / 29.417; 31.250
Country Egypt
GovernorateCairo
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Busiris (Greek: Βούσιρις) or Aphroditopolis was an ancient city of Middle Egypt, in the Aphroditopolite nome, on the west bank of the Nile, southwest of Aphroditopolis (the modern city of Atfih).