Busiris (Aphroditopolis)
Busiris (Aphroditopolis)
أطفيح | |
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Limestone stele of Ankhhor son of Pimay son of Pasherienmut son of Nesmin. The stela is dated in regnal Year 22 of pharaoh Shoshenq V of the 22nd Dynasty and depicts the deceased Ankhhor with the goddess Hathor. | |
| Nickname: Tpyhwt | |
| Coordinates: 29°25′N 31°15′E / 29.417°N 31.250°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Cairo |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Busiris (Greek: Βούσιρις) or Aphroditopolis was an ancient city of Middle Egypt, in the Aphroditopolite nome, on the west bank of the Nile, southwest of Aphroditopolis (the modern city of Atfih).