Crocodilopolis (el-Mahamid Qibly)

Crocodilopolis
Ancient Egyptian: Semenet
s-mn.t
Pair statue of Sobek and Amenhotep III, once housed in the temple of Sobek at Semenet, and unearthed in the near village of Dahamsha.
Location	el-Mahamid Qibly
Coordinates	25.539524°N, 32.426110°E
Region	Upper Egypt
Nome	Waset
Main deities	Sobek

Not to be confused with Crocodilopolis.

Crocodilopolis (Koine Greek: Κροκοδείλων πόλις), or Semenet in ancient Egyptian (transliteration: s-mn.t), is an ancient Egyptian city in Upper Egypt, located on the west bank of the Nile. It was governed under Waset, the fourth nome of Upper Egypt. Crocodilopolis housed the most prominent early-Middle Kingdom sanctuary of the crocodile-god Sobek.

See also

• List of sites

Bibliography

• Betrò, M., 2005: Sobek a Sumenu. In: Pernigotti, Sergio & Zecchi, Marco (eds): Il coccodrillo ed il cobra. Aspetti dell'universo religioso egiziano nel Fayyum e altrove. Atti del colloquio, Bologna. Imola, La Mandragora.

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