Aphrodito ϫⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⲧϣⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲕⲟⲟⲩ كوم اشقاو | |
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  Aphrodito | |
| Coordinates:26°50′39″N31°25′25″E / 26.8443°N 31.4235°E /26.8443; 31.4235 | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Sohag |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Per-Wadjet (Ancient Greek:Ἀφροδίτης πόλις or Ἀφροδιτώ;Coptic:ϫⲕⲱⲟⲩ orⲧϣⲕⲟⲟⲩ orⲧⲕⲟⲟⲩ[1]) was anAncient Egyptian town in the10th Upper Egyptian nome. The ancient town is identical with the modern villageKom Ishqau. Per-Wadjet is known from Egyptian sources since theNew Kingdom. It was a cult place forHathor, who was here identified withWadjet. The Greeks identified Hathor withAphrodite and called the townAphroditopolis orAphrodito. In Greek and Roman times the town was sometimes the nome capital. In Kom Ishqau were found the papyri ofDioscorus of Aphrodito, who lived there in the 6th century A.D. These papyri are an important source for life inByzantine Egypt.[2] A long-lost 2.200 year-old temple with words linked toPtolemy IV Philopator was accidentally found during drilling work on a sewage project by the Egyptian archaeological mission in the village in early September 2019.[3][4] Temple stones for installing the sewage pumps,limestone wall remnants and ground floor were also revealed during the excavation. Inscriptions describedHapi, the God of the Nile, presenting offerings of varied animal and birds in the walls of the temple.[5]
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| Era:New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||
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