Elephantine

Title

grc Elephantine

grc Ἐλεφαντίνη

grc Ἰηβ

egy Yb (Ybȝ - ȝbw - Ỉȝbw - Ỉb)

cop ⲓⲏⲃ - ⲉⲓⲏⲃ

ara Geziret Assuan

Description

eng A fortified settlement located just before the First Cataract of the Nile. During the Second Intermediate Period, Elephantine marked the southern border of Egypt.

Identifier

Pleiades - 786021

Trismegistos - 621

Latitude

24.09

Longitude

32.889