Kom el-Hisn
Kom el-Hisn (Arabic: كوم الحصن Kawm el-Ḥiṣn) is a Nile Delta settlement dating back to the Old Kingdom of Egypt with parts dating to the Middle Kingdom. Its location in the 3rd nome of Lower Egypt, or "House of the Lord of Ships (pr nb jmu)", focus on the goddess Hathor, as well as faunal and textual evidence suggests it played a role in transporting cattle between regions. Whether or not it was a self-sufficient town or built solely to support the temple is currently unknown.
Kom el-Hisn
كوم الحصن | |
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Kom el-Hisn Location in Egypt Kom el-Hisn Kom el-Hisn (Egypt) Kom el-Hisn Kom el-Hisn (Northeast Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 30.7955°N 30.6004°E | |
| Country | Lower Egypt |
| jmꜣw in hieroglyphs | ||
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| Era: Middle Kingdom (2055–1650 BC) | ||
| pr nb jmꜣw in hieroglyphs | ||||
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| Era: Late Period (664–332 BC) | ||||
The site's main findings include the Tomb of Khesuwer, a large necropolis, and a temple dedicated to Sekhmet-Hathor. Inscriptions designating Hathor as the "Mistress of Imu", among other similar inscriptions, and the location of Kom el-Hisn have given evidence to the site being the former nome capital Yamu, or Imu. Much of the information on this site from previous excavations is lost or remains unpublished.