An ancient city in the Heptanomis and the capital of Arsinoites nome. The ancient Egyptian name of the site was Shedyet and in Pharaonic times it was a major cult center for the god Sobek.
Creators: R. Müller Wollermann
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling,
Sean Gillies, Jen Thum,
Jeffrey Becker, H. Kopp, Herbert Verreth, B. Siewert-Mayer, Mark Depauw, R. Talbert,
Johan Åhlfeldt,
Adam Prins, W. Röllig,
Tom Elliott, DARMC,
Francis Deblauwe,
Eric Kansa