Lycopolis (Delta)
Lycopolis or Lykopolis (Greek: Λυκούπολις, Strabo xvii. p. 802; Steph. B. s. v.; Ancient Egyptian: Škȝn, Coptic: *ϣⲉϫⲓⲛ; modern Sajin al-Kum Arabic: سجين الكوم),[1] or the Deltaic Lycopolis was an ancient town in the Sebennytic nome in Lower Egypt, in the neighbourhood of Mendes, and, from its appellation, apparently founded by a colony of Osirian priests from the town of Lycopolis in Upper Egypt. The Deltaic Lycopolis was the birthplace of the Neo-Platonic philosopher Plotinus in 204. (Suidas, p. 3015.)
Lycopolis (Delta)
ϣⲉϫⲓⲛ سجين الكوم | |
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  Lycopolis (Delta) Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°9′N 31°05′E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Gharbia |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Reference
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. Missing or empty |title=(help)
- Carsten Peust, Konstanz (2010). Koptische Dialektologie anhand ägyptisch-arabischer Ortsnamen. Göttingen. p. 89.
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