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Memphis - a city in Lower Egypt
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+ Memphite , White-Wall
320/12 suffer heavy casualties while trying to cross the Nile near Memphis.
182/2a a decree of the priests at Memphis in honour of Ptolemy V and Arist
169/23 inst his brother, and sets up a rival seat of government at Memphis.
162/8a Pap_271B, a petition from twins serving at the Serapeum in Memphis.
111/8a OGIS_737, a decree of the Idumaean community in Memphis.
88/59 town of Pathyris, announcing that Ptolemy Soter is at Memphis.
76/31a is appointed high priest of Memphis, and presides at the formal cor
Within translations:
Aelian:NA_7.19 that the dogs of Memphis are the only ones that pool the
Aelian:NA_11.10 ransport him on board to Memphis, where he finds abodes
AET_2.9.2 Weep, Memphis, the city of Apis !
AET_1.11 hands and offering-cakes made in Memphis in their left hands, and
AET_2.3.A the scribe of Pharaoh at Memphis, the matter which had come
AET_2.3.B was in the necropolis of Memphis. A foul death had seized
AET_3.2 to him to get to Memphis safely!"
AET_3.5.1 do is to go to Memphis and stay with Harsiese son
AET_3.5.3 hall of the palace in Memphis. The magistrates stood in their
AET_4.11.A in the temple of Memphis, prophet of Horus 5
AET_4.11.B order in the temple of Memphis, prophet of the gods in
AET_4.12 (41) ice of you Priest of Memphis should be conferred
AET_4.13 The king came to Memphis on a feast-day. He passed
AET_4.20 of the temples of the White Wall chief of the secrets
AET_5.1 Two Lands, and all of Memphis followed me until I reached
AET_5.5 is in the west of Memphis !
AET_6.9.A to a man here in Memphis, because my heart spoke to
AET_7.13.A the supervision the oikonomoi of Memphis - Harmakhis, the son of
AET_7.13.B supervision the oikonomoi of Memphis, Harmakhis, of Herienupis, and
AET_7.13.C supervision the oikonomoi of Memphis, Harmakhis, son of Herienupis,
AET_8.12 the temples, he came to Memphis to avenge his father and
ChronPasc_420 led Chettus, the port of Memphis Alexandria in Egypt Alexa
Diod_33.13 ptians, was enthroned at Memphis, his queen Cleopatra was
Diod_33.28b ere they sailed to Memphis, and took notice of the goodnes
DioscEpigr_7.76 at the plough, lay buried at Memphis in a foreign land.
Euseb]:Chron_135-143 * hem, 30 kings from Memphis [ruled] for 1,790 years; and
Euseb]:Chron_151 alitis; he also lived at Memphis, and he made both the upp
Joseph:AJ_12.170 king Ptolemy was at Memphis, be went up thither to
Joseph:AJ_12.243 came to the places about Memphis; and when he had taken
Joseph:AJ_14.132 hen the Jews about Memphis heard that these Jews were come
Joseph:BJ_1.190 even the people about Memphis would not fight against
PCairZen_59038 ere below (or downstream from) Memphis. Amyntas lived in
PCairZen_59056 ather. Year 28, Dystros 24, in Memphis. ---- FROM AMYNTAS
PCairZen_59106 and send someone to the Memphite, as well as to the Aphro
PCairZen_59142 to the slave-girls in Memphis, and now give orders to
PCairZen_59145 was going to Sophthis, in the Memphite nome, to collect
PCairZen_59156 Fetch over from Memphis as many pear shoots and nurslin
PCairZen_59159 supply then from Memphis and the other districts and giv
PCairZen_59179 with the cleruchs in the Memphite nome, I have written to
PCairZen_59184 well as from the gardens in Memphis. And before the fru
PCairZen_59240 the estate of Apollonios in Memphis. It would be good
PCairZen_59241 the wool , send it to Memphis to Artemidoros and try
PCairZen_59245 to the temple of Isis in the Memphite nome. So at the
PCairZen_59368 Others were in the Memphite nome under the management of
Plin:HN_5.50 Between the Arsinoite and Memphite nomes there was once
Plin:HN_5.61 above. Then Arsinoe and Memphis already mentioned, between which
Plin:HN_6.177 of as not far from Memphis, had Arab founders. The further
Plin:HN_8.185 led by 100 priests to Memphis. It has a pair of
Plin:HN_8.186 on the same day. At Memphis there is a place in
Plin:HN_36.56 place of origin, is the Memphis stone, which is like a
Plin:HN_36.76 river between the city of Memphis and what, as we have
Plinius:Ep_10.10 ras belongs to the district of Memphis. Let me beg of your
PLond_1941 boy. Year 29, Xandikos 2, in Memphis. zzzzz FROM HIEROKL
Polyaen_4.19.1 down to the river opposite Memphis, with intention to cross
Polyaen_7.3.1 with whom he advanced against Memphis. Psammetichus defea
Polyaen_7.11.7 desert and arrived at Memphis, at the very time when
Porph:Fr_49a his friend, went up to Memphis where he was proclaimed
POxy_1380 . a sanctuary at Memphis; Horus having judged beforehand
PsCallisth_1.34 when he came to Memphis, they enthroned him in the holy
PsCallisth_3.34 near Amazonis. It is called Memphis. Send word . . .
PSI_502 the notes I gave you in Memphis, and you said that you
SelPap_1.78 harbour of Kerke in the Memphite nome and deliver to
SelPap_1.256A (35) in Heracleopolis above Memphis. Musaeus, praktōr and
SelPap_1.271A (July 167) When I went north to Memphis, [they] were lured away by
SelPap_1.271B (163) phoris, an inhabitant of Memphis. Her little daughter Tathem
SelPap_1.271C (B.C. ) in the great Serapeum at Memphis, on a former occasion when
SelPap_2.244 Caesar the lord, Tubi 28. At Memphis. He saluted the
SelPap_2.264 (136 / 83) ollector of foreign debts in Memphis. Appended is a
SelPap_2.279 of the Hermopolite nome above Memphis. It happens
SelPap_2.311 lage of Tenis and Kerke in the Memphite nome. Declara
Syll_663 (c. 200) ent cultic object from Memphis itself, when he came
THI_259 (217) s throughout Egypt to Memphis, at the time when he
THI_261 (185/4) t, coming together at Memphis for installation of

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