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Asyut (Arabic: أسيوط), is the capital of the modern Asyut Governorate, Egypt. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Asyut Governorate (أسيوط is one of the governorates of Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The modern city is located at: 27°11′00″N, 31°10′00″E, while the ancient city is located at: 27°10′00″N, 31°08′00″E.

Contents 1 Etymology 2 Ancient Asyut 3 Modern Asyut 4 People from Asyut 5 Twinnings 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External links

Etymology

Asyut in hieroglyphs

The name of the city is derived from early Egyptian Zawty (Z3JW. Egyptian hieroglyphs (ˈhaɪərəʊɡlɪf from Greek grc-Grek ἱερογλύφος " sacred carving " also hieroglyphic = grc-Grek Egyptian is an Afro-Asiatic language most closely related to the Berber, Semitic, Somali and Beja languages TJ) (late Egyptian, Səyáwt) into the Coptic Syowt ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ. Coptic or Coptic Egyptian ( MetRemenkīmi) is the final stage of the Egyptian language, a northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt In Graeco-Roman Egypt, it was called Lycopolis or Lykopolis (Greek: ἡ Λύκων πόλις), ^[1] Lycon, ^[2] or Lyco ^[3]. In modern Olympic and amateur Wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling is a particular style and variation Ægyptus redirects here See Egypt Province for the province of the Ottoman Empire Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly

Ancient Asyut

Around 3100 BC ancient Asyut was the capital of the Thirteenth Nome of Upper Egypt (Lycopolites Nome), seated on the western bank of the Nile. A nome (from Νομός “district” was a subnational administrative division of Ancient Egypt. Upper Egypt (صعيد مصر Sa'id Misr) is a narrow strip of land that extends from the cataract boundaries of modern-day Aswan to the area between The Nile (النيل, Ancient Egyptian iteru or Ḥ'pī, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing River The two most prominent gods of pre-Christian Asyut were Anubis and Wepwawet, both funerary deities. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Anubis is the Greek name for a Jackal -headed god associated with Mummification and the afterlife in Egyptian mythology. In late Egyptian mythology, Wepwawet ( Hieroglyphic WP-W3WT; also rendered Upuaut, Wep-wawet, Wepawet, and Ophois

During the First Intermediate Period, the rulers of "Zawty"; Khety I, Itefibi, and Khety II were supporters of the Herakleopolitan kings, of whose domain the Nome formed the southern limits. The First Intermediate Period is the name conventionally given by Egyptologists to that period in Ancient Egyptian history between the end of the Old The Seventh Eighth Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh (Thebes only Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title First Intermediate Period. Herakleopolis Magna is the Greek name of the capital of the Twentieth nome (administrative division of Ancient Egypt. The conflict between this Nome and the southern Nomes under the rule of the Eleventh dynasty ended with the victory of Thebes and the decline of Asyut's importance. The Eleventh dynasty of Ancient Egypt was one group of rulers whose earlier members are grouped with the four preceding dynasties to form the First Intermediate Period Thebes ( Thēbai) was a city in Ancient Egypt located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean on the east bank of the river Nile (

The shield of a king named Recamai, who reigned in Upper Egypt (probably during the "shepherd dynasty" in the "Lower Country"), has been discovered in Asyut ^[4]. Upper Egypt (صعيد مصر Sa'id Misr) is a narrow strip of land that extends from the cataract boundaries of modern-day Aswan to the area between Lycopolis has no remarkable ruins, but in the excavated chambers of the adjacent rocks are found mummies of wolves, confirming the origin of its name, as well as a tradition preserved by Diodorus Siculus ^[5], to the effect that an Aethiopian army, invading Egypt, was repelled beyond the city of Elephantine by herds of wolves. A mummy is a Corpse whose Skin and Flesh have been preserved by either intentional or Incidental exposure to Chemicals extreme NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Elephantine (جزيرة الفنتين is an Island in the River Nile, located just downstream of the First Cataract at at the southern border of Osiris was worshipped under the symbol of a wolf at Lycopolis. Osiris ( Greek language, also Usiris; the Egyptian language name is variously transliterated Asar, Aser, Ausar, Ausir He having, according to a myth, come "from the shades" under that form, to aid Isis and Horus in their combat with Typhon ^[6]. Isis is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs and is celebrated in their mythology as the ideal mother and wife patron of nature and magic friend of slaves sinners In Greek mythology, Typhon ( Ancient Greek:, Tuphōn) also Typheus / Typhoeus ( Tuphōeus) Typhaon ( Other Ancient Egyptian monuments discovered in Asyut include; the Asyut necropolis (west of the modern city), tombs which date to dynasties Nine, Ten and Twelve, and Ramessid tombs of Siese and Amenhotep. Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now A necropolis (plural necropoleis or necropoles) is a large Cemetery or burial place (from Greek nekropolis "city of the dead" The Seventh Eighth Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh (Thebes only Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title First Intermediate Period. The Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth and Eleventh (Thebes only Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title First Intermediate Period. The Eleventh (all of Egypt Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title Middle Kingdom. The Ramesside Period encompasses the Nineteenth and Twentieth dynasties of Ancient Egypt.

In Graeco-Roman times, there was a distinct dialect of Coptic spoken in Asyut, known as "Lycopolitan", after the Greek name for the city. In modern Olympic and amateur Wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling is a particular style and variation Coptic or Coptic Egyptian ( MetRemenkīmi) is the final stage of the Egyptian language, a northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt Coptic or Coptic Egyptian ( MetRemenkīmi) is the final stage of the Egyptian language, a northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt Lesser-used names for this dialect are "Sub-Akhmimic" and "Assiutic".

Modern Asyut

Today, the city of Asyut has almost 400,000 inhabitants. ^[7] It is the Egyptian city with the highest Coptic Christian concentration. It is also home to the University of Asyut, one of the largest universities in Egypt, and to the Lillian Trasher Orphanage. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.

The Virgin Mary is reported to have appeared in Asyut. This apparition is recognized as official by the Coptic Orthodox Church. History of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Apostolic foundation Egypt is identified in the Bible as the place of refuge that the

People from Asyut

• Coluthus (5th century) Greek poet
• Gamal Abdel Nasser - The second Egyptian president. Coluthus, often Colluthus, of Lycopolis in the Egyptian Thebaid, was an epic Poet writing in Greek who flourished during the reign The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in Anno Domini / Common Era. Gamal Abdel Nasser (جمال عبد الناصر Gamāl ‘Abd an-Nāṣir; - January 15 1918 September 28 1970) was the second President The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 (ثورة 23 يوليو 1952 also known as the July 23 Revolution, began with a military Coup d'état that took place on President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries.
• Shenouda III, current Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church. HH Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria ( Coptic:, Arabic: البابا شنوده الثالث (born 3 August 1923) born Nazeer Gayed The Pope of The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, or Pope of Alexandria for short is the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria History of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Apostolic foundation Egypt is identified in the Bible as the place of refuge that the
• Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed - Egyptian nationalist. Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed ( 15 January, 1872 -1963 was an Egyptian intellectual anti-colonial activist and a former rector of Cairo University. This article is about the contemporary North African ethnic group The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation
• Meletius of Lycopolis, founder of the Meletians^[8]

Twinnings

• Iaşi, Romania

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1856). Melitius (died after 325 was bishop of Lycopolis in Egypt He is known to us mainly as the founder and namesake of the Melitians (c The Meletians consisted one of several sects in early church history This is a list of " twin towns " or " sister cities " — that is pairs of towns or cities in different countries which have Town twinning arrangements Iaşi (pronunciation in Romanian: /jaʃʲ/ or Jassy, is a city and municipality in north-eastern Romania. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, first published in 1854, was the last of a series of classical dictionaries edited by the English scholar Sir William Smith (1813 &ndash 1893 English Lexicographer, was born at Enfield in 1813 of Nonconformist parents

Bibliography

• Loprieno, Antonio: Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Oxford U Press 1996. ISBN 0-521-44849-2
• Baines & Malek Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt, 2000. ISBN 0-8160-4036-2
• Kahl, Jochem: Ancient Asyut: The first Synthesis after Three Hundred Years of Research. The Asyut Project vol. I. Wiesbaden 2008. ISBN-13: 978-3447056663

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