Ibsheway Explained

Ibsheway
Native Name:إبشواي
ⲡⲓϣⲁⲉⲓ
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:City
Image Caption:Ibsheway (1968).
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Egypt
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:29.4447°N 30.7107°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Egypt
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Faiyum
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:20.4
Population Total:86,186
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto

Ibsheway (Arabic: إبشواي), (Coptic: ⲡⲓϣⲁⲉⲓ) is a city in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt.

History

Linguistic analysis links Ibsheway to the ancient village of Pisais (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Πιϲάιϲ,). The association of the modern name with the Egyptian deity Shaï, along with its geographical location, strongly supports this identification.[2]

Historical records mention Pisais 52 times, with the majority of references from the 1st to 3rd centuries and the 7th century. The earliest known mention of Pisais dates back to around 244 BC, during the Ptolemaic period, while the latest reference is found in a Coptic manuscript colophon from the 10th century. Until the 3rd century AD, Pisais is typically referred to as an epioikion rather than a village (κώμη).

No archaeological remains from antiquity have been discovered at the site.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information . citypopulation.de . 17 March 2023.
  2. Book: Römer, Cornelia Eva . The Fayoum Survey project: the Themistou Meris . Bailey . Donald Michael . 2019 . Peeters . Koninklijke Vlaamse academie van België voor wetenschappen en kunsten . 978-90-429-3627-0 . Collectanea Hellenistica - KVAB . Leuven (Belgique) . 314–315.