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Akhmim (ăkhmēm`), city (1986 pop. 70,602), E central Egypt, on the Nile. Textiles and handicrafts are manufactured; grain, dates, and cotton are processed. The ancient Chemmis and Panopolis, the city was long noted for its linen and limestone. The temple of Pan is there. It figures prominently in the history of the Coptic Church and retains a sizable Coptic Christian population. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "A brighter area on the CT
image represents a higher density material," says Jonathan Elias,
director of the Akhmim Mummy Studies Consortium in Pennsylvania. 385-465)
(2) the spiritual head of the White Monastery federation at Atripe,
across the Nile from the ancient city of Akhmim (= Shmin, Panopolis). |
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