Ancient Egypt Memphis City Map

Memphis is the ancient egyptian city that served not just as an important city but also as the capital of ancient egypt during the old kingdom.

Ancient egypt memphis city map. The city was established by menes a pharaoh of the early dynastic period and served as capital of the old egyptian of egypt. μέμφις was the ancient capital of inebu hedj the first nome of lower egypt its ruins are located near the town of mit rahina 20 km 12 mi south of giza in greater cairo egypt. 3150 bce who unified egypt egypt s early dynastic period c. Here s an interactive map of egypt modern egypt.

3150 2613 bce and old kingdom c. Oltau cc by 3 0. You can move the map by dragging with your mouse. Memphis was one of ancient egypt s oldest and most influential cities memphis was founded in c.

Egypt borders the mediterranean sea in the north israel in the. Memphis was an ancient city and capital of inebu hedj which was the first nome or territorial division of lower egypt. Browse and download minecraft egypt maps by the planet minecraft community. It served as the capital of ancient egypt and an important religious cult center.

It was the home of many pharaohs including king tutankhamun and it remained an essential city throughout history until its demise around the time of the rise of christianity after the first century a d. Memphis thrived as the regional center of religion trade and commerce during its golden age. Memphis egypt memphis egypt the ancient city of memphis the survey of memphis capital of ancient egypt. Map of ancient egypt.

At the bottom you can choose between map satellite or terrain. By king menes c. Memphis is located south of the nile river delta on the west bank of the river and about 15 miles 24 km south of modern cairo. Pyramid of djoser is situated 4 km northwest of memphis.

Pyramid of pepi i. م ن ف manf pronounced. The pyramid of djoser or step pyramid is an archaeological remain in the saqqara necropolis egypt northwest of the city of memphis. Hut ka ptah manf manfish minf white walls memphis city and capital of ancient egypt and an important centre during much of egyptian history.

Here s a map of ancient egypt with all major cities pyramids and temples. The egypt exploration society has been conducting an archaeological survey of the site of memphis and its surrounding area since 1981 a summary of the aims and achievements of the project appeared in archaeology international 1999 2000. Memphis was one of the oldest and most important cities in ancient egypt located at the entrance to the nile river valley near the giza plateau.