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Taua (Tanta)

TM Geo 3075

Egypt - 21st Lower Egyptian nome, Phthemphouth (L21) - provincia: Aegyptus - located in the central Delta
30.7709265,31.004611 (Lat,Long)

Links: Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire, Pleiades, ToposText

Status: city: polis, metropolis

Greek name(s): Ταυα
Latin name(s): Taua - Taba
Coptic name(s): ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ
Ethnic(s): Tauaites - Tauites
Modern name(s): Tanta
Variants: Taua - Tauithe (?) - Tanta (Tantah) - Ezbet Tuwa

Repertoria: Dizionario IV, p. 367-368; p. 368 (1-2); Suppl. 5, p. 97; Timm, p. 2892-2898
Biblio: Gomaà, LÄ VI, 1986, col. 210-211
Map: Baines / Málek, Atlas, 2002(2), p. 166-167 (Tanta); Barrington Atlas, 2000, pl. 74 E3 (Taya)

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TM id	Publication	Status	Material	Language	Date	Provenance

53929	Short Texts 1 230 descr.	[found & written]	stone (sandstone)	Demotic	BC07 - AD04	Egypt, L21 - Taua (Tanta) [found & written]
52811	Short Texts 1 276 descr.	[found & written]	metal	Demotic	BC07 - AD04	Egypt, L21 - Taua (Tanta), area [found & written]
6431	SB 5 8957	[found]	stone (limestone)	Greek	BC01	Egypt, 00a - Nabla (?) [written] Egypt, L21 - Taua (Tanta), bought [found]
154408	CIL III Suppl. 2 12077	[found & written]	metal (bronze)	Greek	BC01 - AD03	Egypt, L21 - Taua (Tanta) [found & written]
29248	P. Lond. 3 p. 133-134 no. 921	[written]	papyrus	Greek	AD02 - AD03	Egypt, L21 - Taua (Tanta) [written] Egypt [found]

Taua (Tanta)

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