Editing Hebenu
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'''Hebenu''' ({{ |
'''Hebenu''' ({{lang-egy|𓎛𓃀𓈖𓏌𓍢𓊖}}, {{Lang-cop|ⲧϩⲁⲃⲓⲛ, ⲡⲙⲁⲛϩⲁⲃⲓⲛ|translit=t-Habin, p-Manhabin}}, {{Lang-ar|حفن|translit=Hafn}})<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stefan |first=Timm |title=Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit |year=1988 |pages=1975}}</ref> or '''Alabastron''' ({{lang-grc-koi|Ἀλάβαστρων πόλις}}) was a city in [[ancient Egypt]]. It was located in [[Middle Egypt]], or the ''Heptanomy'', and belonged to the [[Hare nome]] ({{lang|egy|𓉆}}. It was the early capital of the [[Oryx nome]] ({{lang|egy|𓉇}}. The modern village of '''Zawiyat al-Amwat''' ({{Lang-ar|زاويـــة الأمـــوات}}) ([[Minya Governorate]]) is built on the site where the ancient city stood.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Peust |first=Carsten |title=Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten |url=http://www.peust.de/ortsnamen_original.pdf |page=45}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Hebenu was the early capital of the Oryx nome. The Greek name ''Hipponon'' ({{ |
Hebenu was the early capital of the Oryx nome. The Greek name ''Hipponon'' ({{lang-grc|Ἱππώνων}}, ''Hippōnōn'') derived from the Egyptian name is also mentioned for the city in this era, but it should not be confused with the Hipponon further north in the 18th or 20th nomes near [[el Hiba]]. |
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In other times, the city was counted as part of the Hare nome. Near it were quarries of [[alabaster]], from which it got its later Greek name. The name is known from the [[Hellenistic period]], i.e. the time of the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] and [[Roman Egypt]], the second half of the century. until the beginning. After this, the city is more often referred to as Alabastrine until late antiquity until the fifthth century. |
In other times, the city was counted as part of the Hare nome. Near it were quarries of [[alabaster]], from which it got its later Greek name. The name is known from the [[Hellenistic period]], i.e. the time of the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] and [[Roman Egypt]], the second half of the century. until the beginning. After this, the city is more often referred to as Alabastrine until late antiquity until the fifthth century. |