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Gynaecopolis

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History
Origin of its name
References

Gynaecopolis (City of Women) is an ancient city in Lower Egypt.

History

It was known in Ancient Egypt as Per Nebet Imau.^[1] It was the capital of the Gynaecopolite nome mentioned by Strabo,^[2] and coins having its impress in the age of Hadrian are still present.^[3] It is sometimes thought to be the same town as Anthylla.^[4] It may have been in the area of Kom el-Hisn.^[1]

Origin of its name

Herodotus mentions that it used to furnish the ancient Egyptian queens with sandals and other female goods.^[3]
It was assigned by Persian kings of Egypt to their queens, to provide them with sandals or girdles.^[4]

References

1. ^¹{{Cite web|url=http://cueflash.com/decks/Shire_08_Nomes_Lower_Egypt|title=Shire 08 Nomes Lower Egypt-:- Flash cards by cueFlash|website=cueflash.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-26}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Africa/Egypt/_Texts/BEVHOP/5B*.html |title=E. R. Bevan: The House of Ptolemy • Chap. V § 2 |publisher=Penelope.uchicago.edu |date= |accessdate=2012-11-10}}
3. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aentry%3Dgynaecopolis-geo |title=Gynaecopolis| work=Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography |publisher=Perseus.tufts.edu |date= |accessdate=2012-11-10}}
4. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0064:entry=anthylla-geo |title=Anthylla| work=Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography |publisher=Perseus.tufts.edu |date= |accessdate=2012-11-10}}

2 : Archaeological sites in Egypt|Former populated places in Egypt

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