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Sebennytos

Also known as Samannud

Sebennytos was a city in the central Nile Delta, on the site of modern Samannud in Egypt. It was the home of the Thirtieth Dynasty, the last native royal house, founded by Nectanebo I in 380 BCE, whose kings built a temple to the god Onuris-Shu there. It was also the birthplace of the priest Manetho, whose history of Egypt in Greek gave the numbering of its dynasties.

Sebennytos
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Twenty-ninth Dynasty of EgyptThirtieth Dynasty of Egypt

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sebennytos. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sebennytos
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