Talk:Lycopolis (Delta)
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co-ordinates
editThe coordinates on the map are certainly not correct. Lycopolis is in the Delta, not in Middle Egypt. -- Udimu (talk) 07:43, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
The map shows location of a different town (also called Lycopolis) - today it's Asiut. The map should be removed or changed --NourAlAin, 13:22, 19 August 2010
Which nome and where was it?
editThe Ptolomaic Lykopolis (ancient Zawty and modern Asyut) was capital of the 13th Upper Egyptian nome. The map shows the location of Asyut and not somewhere in the delta.
The article says Lycopolis (Delta) was in the Sebennytic Lower Egyptian nome, but Nome (Egypt) doesn't list this nome, but possibly it is the same as the 6th Lower Egyptian nome Khaset with capital Khasu or Xois? I surmise this from:[1] "Xois (Greek: Ξόις, Strabo xvii. p, 802; Ptol. iv. 5. § 50; Ξόης, Steph. B. s. v.), was a town of great antiquity and considerable size and was situated nearly in the center of the Nile Delta, Egypt; it is identified as the ancient Egyptian city of Khasut or Khaset. ... It belonged to the Sebennytic Nome, and later was the capital of its own nome, the Xoite nome." Aarghdvaark (talk) 17:21, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
The article also says "in the neighbourhood of Mendes", but Mendes was the capital of the 16th Lower Egyptian nome of Kha, which is nowhere near the 6th nome. Confused ??? Aarghdvaark (talk) 17:26, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
Anyway the map is definitely wrong, so I'm changing the coordinates to those of Xois. I know that's wrong, but at least it is in the correct nome. Aarghdvaark (talk) 12:05, 17 January 2011 (UTC)