Oxyrhynchus

This article is about the Egyptian city. For the genus of legumes, see Oxyrhynchus (plant). For the fish, see Freshwater elephantfish.
Oxyrhynchus
Al-Bahnasa
Al-Bahnasa Martyr district, a cemetery of 5,000 prominent early Muslims during Early Muslim conquests
Al-Bahnasa Martyr district, a cemetery of 5,000 prominent early Muslims during Early Muslim conquests
Oxyrhynchus is located in Egypt
Oxyrhynchus
Oxyrhynchus
Coordinates: 28°31′52″N 30°38′49″E / 28.531°N 30.647°E / 28.531; 30.647
Country Egypt
GovernorateMinya
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Oxyrhynchus (/ɒksɪˈrɪŋkəs/ ok-sih-RINK-əs; Greek: Ὀξύῤῥυγχος, translit. Oxýrrhynkhos, lit. "sharp-nosed", Koinē Greek: [okˈsyr̥r̥yŋkʰos]; Ancient Egyptian: Pr-mdjd; Coptic: ⲡⲉⲙϫⲉ or ⲡⲙ̅ϫⲏ, romanized: Pemdje),[1][2] also known by its modern name Al-Bahnasa (Arabic: البهنسا, romanized: el-Bahnasa), is a city in Middle Egypt located about 160 km south-southwest of Cairo in Minya Governorate. It is also an important archaeological site. Since the late 19th century, the area around Oxyrhynchus has been excavated almost continually, yielding an enormous collection of papyrus texts dating from the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Roman Egypt. They also include a few vellum manuscripts, and more recent Arabic manuscripts on paper (for example, the medieval P. Oxy. VI 1006[3]).

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  3. ^ "Oxyrhynchus Online Image Database". Oxyrhynchus Online Project Metadata. Retrieved 27 March 2017. Document Location: The Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt. Material: Paper. Image: Unavailable.