Samannud
Samannud
سمنود Sebennytos | |
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ṯb-nṯr[2][3] in hieroglyphs | |||||||||
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Samannud (
Etymology
The place known in
- Coptic: ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩϯ, and ϫⲉⲃⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ,[4] Coptic pronunciation: [ʃæmˈnudi, ʃæβæˈnudæ]
- Late Coptic: ⲥⲉⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲧⲟⲩ and ⲥⲉⲃⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩ,[3] [sæβænˈnidu, sæβænˈnædu]
- Egyptian: ṯb-(n)-nṯr)
The name Samannud ultimately derives from the Ancient Egyptian name ṯb-(n)-nṯr, meaning "city of the sacred calf".[7] The name was probably pronounced */ˌcabˈnaːcar/ in Old Egyptian and */ˌcəbˈnuːtə/ or */ˌcəbənˈnuːtə/ in Late Egyptian.[8]
Ancient history
Samannud (Sebennytos) was an ancient city of Lower Egypt, located on the now-silted up Sebennytic branch of the Nile in the Delta. Sebennytos was the capital of Lower Egypt's twelfth nome—the Sebennyte nome (district). Sebennytos was also the seat of the Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt (380–343 BCE).[9][10][11][12]
Sebennytos is perhaps best known as the hometown of
A temple dedicated to the local god Anhur, or Anhur-Shu, and his lioness goddess mate Mehit, once existed at this location but is now reduced to ruins. A fragment from the location where kings would have made offerings to Anhur and his wife, is on display at the Walters Art Museum.[14]
Modern history
Samannud violently resisted the
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1996 | 249,672 | — |
2006 | 298,166 | +19.4% |
2019 | 410,388 | +37.6% |
Source: Citypopulation.de[1] |
Samannud's bishopric remained active through the late thirteenth century, indicating the presence of a large Christian population at the time.[16]
In 1843,
The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Samannud as a city in its own district in Gharbia Governorate; at that time, the population of the city was 11,550 (5,686 men and 5,864 women).[18]
In religious traditions
In a Coptic tradition, Sebennytos was part of the route of the Holy Family during the flight into Egypt narrated in the Gospel of Matthew (2:13–23).[19]
Gallery
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Archeological findings from Sebennytos
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Sidi Salama minaret
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Church of the Holy Virgin and Apanoub
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Mitwally minaret
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Ghoneim Palace
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Ibrahim Sirag el-Din Hammam
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Qubba Darihiya
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Samannūd (Markaz, Egypt)". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Wallis Budge, E. A. (1920). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary: with an index of English words, king list and geological list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, coptic and semitic alphabets, etc. Vol II. John Murray. p. 1059.
- ^ a b c Gauthier, Henri (1929). Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques Vol .6. p. 74.
- ^ "أسماء بعض البلاد المصرية بالقبطية - كتاب لغتنا القبطية المصرية | St-Takla.org". st-takla.org.
- ^ Ptolemy iv. 5. § 50, Stephanus of Byzantium
- ^ Strabo xvii. p. 802
- ISBN 9004095012. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ISBN 0-521-44384-9, p. 34
- ISBN 9780761478775.
- Harper and Brothers.
- ^ Smith, William (1858). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Cooper, William Ricketts (1876). An Archaic Dictionary: Biographical, Historical, and Mythological: From the Egyptian, Assyrian, and Etruscan Monuments and Papyri. S. Bagster and Sons. p. 496.
- ^ Bill Manley, The Seventy Great Mysteries of Ancient Egypt" Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2003. p.101
- ISBN 978-0-7524-9502-6.
- ISBN 978-1617977800. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ISBN 978-1617977800. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ Wilkinson, John Gardner (1843). Modern Egypt and Thebes: Being a Description of Egypt, Including the Information Required for Travellers in that Country. John Murray. p. 432.
- ^ Egypt min. of finance, census dept (1885). Recensement général de l'Égypte. p. 288. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "The Holy Family at Meniet Samanoud". Tour Egypt. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.