Hebenu | |
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  Hebenu Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 28°03′N 30°50′E / 28.050°N 30.833°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Minya Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Hebenu (Ancient Egyptian: 𓎛𓃀𓈖𓏌𓍢𓊖, Coptic: ⲧϩⲁⲃⲓⲛ, ⲡⲙⲁⲛϩⲁⲃⲓⲛ, romanized: t-Habin, p-Manhabin, Arabic: حفن, romanized: Hafn)[1] or Alabastron (Koinē Greek: Ἀλάβαστρων πόλις) was a city in ancient Egypt. It was located in Middle Egypt, or the Heptanomy, and belonged to the Hare nome (𓉆. It was the early capital of the Oryx nome (𓉇. The modern village of Zawiyat al-Amwat (Arabic: زاويـــة الأمـــوات) (Minya Governorate) is built on the site where the ancient city stood.[2]
- ^ Stefan, Timm (1988). Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. p. 1975.
- ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 45.