Historical place profile
Tanitike Limne
During the period of Greek and Roman engagement with Egypt, the Tanitike Limne (one of the Nile Delta's many lake/lagoons) was bounded by the Phatnitikon (modern Damietta branch) and Mendesion (now disappeared) mouths of the Nile. The lake's ancient extent corresponds roughly to the western half of the modern Lake Menzala.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:727238
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:727238
- Place type
- lagoon, lake, settlement
- Coordinates
- 31.312607, 31.967507
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
During the period of Greek and Roman engagement with Egypt, the Tanitike Limne (one of the Nile Delta's many lake/lagoons) was bounded by the Phatnitikon (modern Damietta branch) and Mendesion (now disappeared) mouths of the Nile. The lake's ancient extent corresponds roughly to the western half of the modern Lake Menzala.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 74 F2 Tanitike Limne
Source and reuse
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Research path
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