Athribis

Athribis (Arabic: أتريب; Greek: Ἄθριβις, from the original Egyptian Hut-heryib, Coptic: Ⲁⲑⲣⲏⲃⲓ) was an ancient city in Lower Egypt. It is located in present-day Tell Atrib, just northeast of Benha on the hill of Kom Sidi Yusuf. The town lies around 40 km north of Cairo, on the eastern bank of the Damietta branch of the Nile. It was mainly occupied during the Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine eras.

This article is about the ancient city in Lower Egypt. For the ancient city in Upper Egypt, see Athribis (Upper Egypt).

Athribis
City
Block relief usurped by Ramesses II, 19th Dynasty
Athribis
Coordinates: 30°28′00″N 31°11′00″E
CountryLower Egypt

ḥt tꜣ ḥrj jb
in hieroglyphs
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