Memphis

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 10990


Located near the Nile Delta, it was founded in AD 969. Nicknamed "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a center of the region's political and cultural life. Cairo was founded by Jawhar al-Siqilli "The Sicilian",among the Fatimid dynasty in the 10th century CE, but the land composing the present-day city was the site of national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts ofOld Cairo. Cairo is also associated with Ancient Egypt as it is close to the ancient cities of Memphis, Giza andFustat which are near the Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza.

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Item Image MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
S 1574 - Memphis (Nectanebo II), gold, darics (360-342 BCE) S1574 Nefer Nub.jpg Gold 4,930 kg
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Nomisma IDNomisma ID http://nomisma.org/id/al-qahirah
Definition: Located near the Nile Delta, it was founded in AD 969. Nicknamed "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a center of the region's political and cultural life. Cairo was founded by Jawhar al-Siqilli "The Sicilian",among the Fatimid dynasty in the 10th century CE, but the land composing the present-day city was the site of national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts ofOld Cairo. Cairo is also associated with Ancient Egypt as it is close to the ancient cities of Memphis, Giza andFustat which are near the Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/736963/?searchterm=memphis*
Ancient regionAncient region. Egypt
Modern countryModern country Egypt
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates 30.062630° N, 31.249670° E
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