Kom Talit — Ancient Talit, a Graeco Roman site in the Fayum, now largely destroyed. It once featured a temple to Taweret. The area was surveyed by a Britsh expedition in 1995. See also Bacchias; Deir el Naqlun; Gurob; Harageh; Hawara; Karanis; Kom… … Ancient Egypt
Karanis — Modern Kom Aushim. Atown during the Graeco Roman Period in the Arsinoite nome of the Fayum. It flourished from the Ptolemaic Period until the 5th century AD. It was excavated by an expedition from the University of Michigan from 1924–1935 and… … Ancient Egypt
Bacchias — A town in the northeastern Fayum from the GraecoRoman Period. Modern Tell Umm et Atl. It flourished from the 3rd century BC until the 4th century AD. The main templewas dedicated to the local god Soknobkonneus. It was excavated by British… … Ancient Egypt
Deir el-Naqlun — A Coptic monastic site in the Fayum consisting of a monastery and hermitages with a church dedicated to the archangel Gabriel. Since 1986, Deir el Naqlun has been excavated by a Polish expedition and, apart from architectural remains, it has… … Ancient Egypt
Fayum — Afertile depression south of Memphis where a large lake was located during the Pharaonic Period. The area was developed during the course of Dynasty 12, whose capital at Lisht was close to the Fayum. Several of the rulers were buried either in … Ancient Egypt
Gurob — Modern name for a site in the Fayum west of the Nile. Ancient Egyptian Merwer. A palace complex and associated town and cemetery were located here during Dynasty 18, Dynasty 19, andDynasty 20. The finds included imported Mycenaean pottery. It… … Ancient Egypt
Harageh — Acemetery site near Lahunat the entrance to the Fayum dating from the Predynastic Period to the Coptic Period. It was excavated by a British expedition from 1912–1914. See also Bacchias; Deir el Naqlun; Gurob; Hawara; Karanis; Kom Khelwa;… … Ancient Egypt
Hawara — Modern name for the area in the Fayum where the pyramid complex of Amenemhat III of Dynasty 12 was built. The remains of the mortuary temple were later identified by the Greeks as the Labyrinth. The area was excavated by Flinders Petrie from… … Ancient Egypt
Lahun — Modern name for a site near the Fayum, also known as Illahun, where the pyramid complex of Senusret II of Dynasty 12 was built. At Kahun, a nearby site, the village for the workmen who constructed the pyramid was laid out and later used by the … Ancient Egypt
Lisht — Modern name for the city of Itjtawy, capital of Dynasty 12 located in the Fayum. The town itself is unexcavated, but the pyramidsof Amenemhat Iand his son, Senusret I, and their officials are located nearby. The site was excavated by the… … Ancient Egypt
