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Lycopolis (Delta)
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name | Segin al-Kom |
| native_name | *ϣⲉϫⲓⲛ | |
| سجين الكوم | ||
| motto | ||
| pushpin_map | Egypt | |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom | |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Egypt | |
| <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Egypt | |
| subdivision_type1 | Governorate | |
| subdivision_name1 | Gharbia | |
| subdivision_name3 | ||
| leader_title1 | ||
| established_title | ||
| established_date | ||
| unit_pref | Imperial | |
| area_total_km2 | ||
| area_land_km2 | ||
| <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_as_of | 2006 |
| population_total | 25,623 | |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities | |
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi | ||
| timezone | EET | |
| utc_offset | +2 | |
| timezone_DST | EEST | |
| utc_offset_DST | +3 | |
| coordinates | ||
| elevation_footnotes | ||
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سجين الكوم
Segin al-Kom (, from , ) is a historical village in the Gharbia Governorate of Egypt.
It was known as Lycopolis or Lykopolis (Greek: Λυκούπολις) in the Antiquity, an ancient town in the Sebennytic nome in Lower Egypt.
History
From its appellation, the city was apparently founded by a colony of Osirian priests from the town of Lycopolis in Upper Egypt.
The city is mentioned in the inscription on the Rosetta Stone. It was besieged by Ptolemy V during civil strife:
He went to the stronghold of Shekan [which was] fortified by the enemy with every device... he laid siege to the stronghold in question with a wall around its exterior on account of the enemies who were within it who had inflicted great wrong upon Egypt, having abandoned the path of duty to Pharaoh and duty [to the] gods.
The king "seized the stronghold in question by force in a short time" having cut off the water supply to the fortress and taken control of the irrigation canals.
References
References
- Carsten Peust, Konstanz. (2010). "Koptische Dialektologie anhand ägyptisch-arabischer Ortsnamen".
- "TM Places".
- (1988). "Rosetta Stone Facsimile Drawing With an Introduction and Translation". British Museum Publications Ltd..
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