El Salamuni (Arabic: السلاموني, Coptic: ⲯⲓⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ[1] Psinemoun) is a village in the Upper Egyptian Sohag Governorate. It is located northeast of the city of Akhmim.

El Salamuni
السلاموني
ⲯⲓⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ
El Salamuni is located in Egypt
El Salamuni
El Salamuni
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°22′12″N 31°38′24″E / 26.37000°N 31.64000°E / 26.37000; 31.64000
Country Egypt
GovernorateSohag
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Overview

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El Salamuni comprises a rock-cut chapel dedicated to the god Min. The edifice was created by the first priest of Min, Nakhtmin. About 1,000 years later, the chief priest of Min, Harma'kheru, added depictions of Ptolemy II Philadelphus.

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References

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  1. ^ Carsten Peust (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. Göttingen. p. 79.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

26°22′N 31°38′E / 26.37°N 31.64°E / 26.37; 31.64