El Salamuni Explained

El Salamuni
Native Name:السلاموني
ⲯⲓⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Egypt
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Egypt
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Sohag
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:26.37°N 31.64°W

El Salamuni ([1] Psinemoun) is a village in the Upper Egyptian Sohag Governorate. It is located northeast of the city of Akhmim.

Overview

El Salamuni comprises a rock-cut chapel dedicated to the god Min. The edifice was created by the first priest of Min, Nakhtmin. About 1,000 years later, the chief priest of Min, Harma'kheru, added depictions of Ptolemy II Philadelphus.

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26.37°N 31.64°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Carsten Peust. Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. 2010. Göttingen. 79.