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Athribis
30.4667° N, 31.1833° E
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Athribis (Arabic: أتريب; Greek: Ἄθριβις, from the original Ancient Egyptian: Ḥw.t-tꜣ-ḥry-jb, Coptic: Ⲁⲑⲣⲏⲃⲓ) was an ancient city in Lower Egypt. It is located in present-day Tell Atrib, just northeast of Benha on the hill of Kom Sidi Yusuf. The town lies around 40 km north of Cairo, on the eastern bank of the Damietta branch of the Nile. It was mainly occupied during the Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine eras.
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Ptolemaic layers preserved
3rd century BCE and first half of 2nd century BCE
Old Kingdom mention
12th Dynasty occupation
Major Polish excavations
after World War II
Graeco‑Roman presence from Ptolemaic II phase
Roman–Byzantine craft production
up to late 4th century AD
Medieval Marian narratives
13th century
Mariette excavation
1852
Tomb of Queen Takhuit found
1946
Kom Sidi Youssuf research
1960s–1970s
Mastaba discovery near Quesna
2010
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Storage Structures
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Burial and Funerary Structures
Industrial and Craft Structures
Religious and Ritual Structures
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Domestic and Habitation Structures
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