Heracleopolis Magna

Heracleopolis
nn nswt
Heracleopolis Magna is located in Egypt
Heracleopolis Magna
Shown within Egypt
LocationBeni Suef Governorate, Egypt
Coordinates29°5′8″N 30°56′4″E / 29.08556°N 30.93444°E / 29.08556; 30.93444
TypeSettlement

Heracleopolis Magna (Greek: Μεγάλη Ἡρακλέους πόλις, Megálē Herakléous pólis), Heracleopolis (Ἡρακλεόπολις, Herakleópolis) or Herakleoupolis (Ἡρακλεούπολις)[1] is the Roman name of the capital of the 20th nome of ancient Upper Egypt, known in Ancient Egyptian as nn nswt. The site is located approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the modern city of Beni Suef, in the Beni Suef Governorate of Egypt.[2]

  1. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, H304.7
  2. ^ An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt, 2008. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. 2008.