Tanis (/ ˈ t eɪ n ɪ s / TAY-niss; [1] [2] [3] Ancient Greek: Τάνις; Latin: Tanis) or San al-Hagar (Arabic: صان الحجر, romanized: Ṣān al-Ḥaǧar; Ancient Egyptian: ḏꜥn.t [ˈcʼuʕnat]; [4] Akkadian: 𒍝𒀪𒉡, romanized: Ṣaʾnu; [5] Coptic: ϫⲁⲛⲓ or ϫⲁⲁⲛⲉ or ϫⲁⲛⲏ; [6] [7] Biblical Hebrew ...

Tanis, ancient city in the Nile River delta, capital of the 14th nome (province) of Lower Egypt and, at one time, of the whole country. The city was important as one of the nearest ports to the Asiatic seaboard.

In “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” the city of Tanis had been buried by an ancient sandstorm and rediscovered by Nazis searching for the Ark of the Covenant.

As a captivating archaeological site in the eastern Nile Delta, Tanis whispers tales of a bygone era. Once a vibrant city and prominent centre as early as the 19th Dynasty, it rose to its peak importance as a capital during the 21st and 22nd dynasties.

As the capital of the Nineteenth and Twenty-first dynasties of Egypt, Tanis was a center of power, culture, and religion. Its temples, palaces, and tombs bore witness to the lives and deaths of some of Egypt's most influential pharaohs.

2020年7月5日 · Tanis was built as the capital of the 14th nome of Lower Egypt, with the earliest Tanite buildings dating from the 21st Dynasty, the first Dynasty of the Third Intermediate Period, lasting from 1069 BC to 945 BC.

2016年11月4日 · The city of Tanis was built during the reign of Psusennes I and his successor Smedes, but all the kings of the Third Intermediate Period added something to the impressive settlement. Moreover, excavations at the site show that they reused stones from Pi Ramesses.

2022年5月20日 · Tanis is located in the Nile Delta (among the irrigated farmland) about 103 miles away from Cairo. It has been known by many names in the past, for instance, the ancient Egyptians called it Djane, the Hebrews knew it as Zoan, and today it is called San El-Hagar.

Just outside the village of San Al Hagar, 70km northeast of Zagazig, are the partly excavated ruins of Tanis, a city known as Djanet to the ancient Egyptians and Zoan to the Hebrews. Some call it the Saqqara of the Delta because of its impressive scale.

2022年6月8日 · Tanis, an ancient city in Egypt, was once a thriving metropolis and significant religious hub. The city, which served as the capital during the Nineteenth and Twenty-first dynasties of Ancient Egypt, is now buried under layers of sand and time.