Busiris (Koptos)

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Busiris in hieroglyphics
Greek Busiris
Coptic Busir

Busiris is the Greek name of an ancient Egyptian village in Upper Egypt near Koptos . Busiris near Koptos is one of the six places that have so far been localized under the Greek name Busiris.

In ancient Egypt, the small village was in the fifth  Upper Egyptian Gau . Although the place has been mentioned several times, nothing more is known about ancient Egyptian history.

literature

  • Farouk Gomaa: Busiris (Abu Sir Bana) In: Kathryn A. Bard, Steven Blake Shubert: Encyclopedia of the archeology of ancient Egypt . Routledge, London 1999, ISBN 0-415-18589-0 , p. 208.

Coordinates: 26 ° 0 '  N , 32 ° 49'  E