Asyut (Lykonpolis)

Asyut (Greek: Lykonpolis), situated on the western side of the Nile, was capital of the thirteenth Upper Egyptian nome. Attested since the Old Kingdom, the city played an important role in Egypt's history because of its considerable strategic importance. Texts from Asyut were part of Egypt's cultural memory. The ancient city of Asyut is completely lost, buried under the modern settlement and the strata of the alluvial plain. The necropolis is situated in the western mountains of Asyut, where thousands of tombs dating from the Old Kingdom until recent times are cut into the mountain.

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