El-Hibeh
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el-Hibeh is an archaeological site in the northern part of Middle Egypt.
Ostensibly ruled by the Twenty-First Dynasty of pharaohs, Upper Egypt nonetheless seems to have achieved autonomy under the High Priests of Amun, who built a fortress at el-Hibeh, perhaps to mark the northern boundary of their domain. Certainly, the mudbrick wall around the south-eastern portion of the town contains mudbricks stamped with the names of the High Priest of Amun (HPA) Menkheperre, of Menkheperre and his wife Esemkhebit, and of the HPA Pinudjem and Esemkhebit, dating construction of the fortress wall to their reigns.
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Bibliography
- Wenke, R.J. [1984], Archaeological Investigations at El-Hibeh 1980: Preliminary Report, [American Research Center in Egypt Reports 9], Malibu, Undena Press, 1984.
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