Per Nemty (al-Atawla) | |
  Shown within Egypt | |
| Location | Egypt |
|---|---|
| Region | Asyut Governorate |
| Coordinates | 27°14′N31°13′E / 27.233°N 31.217°E /27.233; 31.217 |
| History | |
| Cultures | Ancient Egypt |
Per Nemty (pr nmty; House of Nemty), an Ancient Egyptian settlement also known in Greek asHieracon and at the modern village ofal-Atawla, on the right/eastern bank of the Nile River northeast ofAssiut (5 km). It was the capital of the 12th Nome of Upper Egypt.[1] The town was centered on the Temple of Nemty, the godNemty being the ferryman god.
In the Old Kingdom, the governors of the 12th nome were buried atDeir_el-Gabrawi. The area hosted powerful nomarchs durning the 6th Dynasty.
A Temple-block fromel-Atawla with name ofHotepibre of the early13th Dynasty is in theCairo Museum (Temp 25.4.22.3).[2]
In the New Kingdom, the temple may have seen some construction with a lintel namingAhmose I.[3]
Hieracon orHierakon (Ἱεράκων κώμη,Ptolemy vi. 7. § 36), also calledTheracon,Egyptianpr nmty, was an ancient fortified city ofUpper Egypt situated on the right bank of theNile, now the site of the modern-day village ofElatawlah,Egypt. It stood nearly midway between the western extremity of theἈλαβαστρινὸν ὄρος or Alabstrine Mountains (the site of theKom al-Ahmar Necropolis) and the city ofAsyut (GreekLycopolis), latitude 27° 15′North.
In Roman times, was quartered thecohors prima of theLusitanianauxiliaries.
Hieracon is distinct fromNekhen (Ἱεράκων πόλις,Hierakon polisStrabo xvii. p. 817), which was south ofThebes, lat. 25° 52′North, nearly opposite Eileithyias polis (Ειλείθυιας πόλις, EgyptianNekheb, modernEl Kab), and capital of thethird nome of Upper Egypt.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Hieracon".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.