Krokodilopolis

Title

grc Krokodilopolis

grc Κροκοδίλων πόλις

grc Πτολεμαὶς Εὐεργέτις

grc Ἀρσινοιτῶν πόλις

grc Ἀρσινόη

lat Arsinoe

lat Crialon

egy Šdt (Šty) - ȝrsynȝ

cop ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲙ - ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ

ara Medinet el-Fayum

Description

eng An ancient city in the Heptanomis and the capital of Arsinoites nome. The ancient Egyptian name of the site was Shedyet and in Pharaonic times it was a major cult center for the god Sobek.

Identifier

Pleiades - 736948

Trismegistos - 327

Latitude

29.3149635

Longitude

30.8399565