Hypselis or Hypsela (Ancient Greek: Ύψηλή;[1] Coptic: ϣⲱⲧⲡ[2]), known to the ancient Egyptians as Shashotep, is an ancient Egyptian city and Roman bishopric, which was located near the modern town of Shutb (or ash-Shatb, Chutb) in the Asyut Governorate.
ϣⲱⲧⲡ شطب | |
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| Alternative name | Shashotep |
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| Location | Asyut Governorate, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 27°08′38″N 31°14′17″E / 27.1440°N 31.2380°E |
| Type | Settlement |
History
editAntiquity
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| šꜣs ḥtp[3][4] in hieroglyphs | ||||||||||
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| Era: Middle Kingdom (2055–1650 BC) | ||||||||||
Shashotep is first mentioned in texts dating back to the First Intermediate Period. During the subsequent Middle Kingdom it was the main town of the 11th Upper Egyptian nome.[5] The main deity of ancient Shashotep was Khnum, who was sometimes called "Lord of Shashotep".[6] The cemeteries near the modern place Rifeh, once belonged to the town.[5][6] Later, the city became known by the Greeks as Hypselis.[5][6]
Titular see
editDuring Roman time, and before fading into the desert, the city became one of the suffragan sees of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antinoë, capital of the province of Thebais Prima. The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin Titular bishopric by the names of Hypselis / Ipseli. It is vacant since 1997, following the death of its last bishop, Jesús Serrano Pastor.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gauthier, Henri (1929). Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques [Dictionary of Geographical Names Contained in Hieroglyphic Texts]. Vol. 6. Cairo: Société Royale de Géographie D'Égypte. pp. 107–108, 152.
- ^ Todri, A. Pauline (2012). "أسماء بعض البلاد المصرية بالقبطية" [The names of some Egyptian countries in Coptic]. st-takla.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ Gauthier, Henri (1928). Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques [Dictionary of Geographical Names Contained in Hieroglyphic Texts]. Vol. 5. Cairo: Société Royale de Géographie D'Égypte. pp. 107–108, 152.
- ^ Budge, E. A. Wallis (1920). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary. Vol. 2. London: John Murray. p. 1037.
- ^ a b c Gomaà, Farouk (1986). Die Besiedlung Ägyptens während des Mittleren Reiches, I. Oberägypten und das Fayyūm [The settlement of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom, I. Upper Egypt and the Fayyūm] (in German). Wiesbaden: Reichert. pp. 250–251. ISBN 9783882262797.
- ^ a b c Grajetzki, Wolfram (2014). "The Tomb of Khnumhotep at Rifeh". In Dodson, Aidan; Johnston, John J.; Monkhouse, Wendy (eds.). A Good Scribe and an Exceedingly Wise Man: studies in honour of W.J. Tait. London: Golden House Publications. p. 99. ISBN 9781906137335.
- ^ GCatholic
27°08′38″N 31°14′17″E / 27.1440°N 31.2380°E
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