Tanis (/ ˈteɪnɪs / TAY-niss[ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ]; Ancient Greek: Τάνις [tánis]; Latin: Tanis ['tanɪs]) 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: צֹועַן‎, romanized: Ṣōʿan) is the Greek name for an...

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. With the decline of Egypt’s Asiatic empire in the late 20th dynasty, the capital was.

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.

2016年11月4日 · For many centuries, rich tombs awaited discovery in the forgotten city of the last kings of Egypt (who had their origins in these lands.) The Tanis tombs were filled with beautiful artifacts including a silver anthropoid coffin of Psusennes I - one of the most magnificent ancient Egyptian treasures.

2020年7月5日 · Tanis is an archaeological site and ancient Egyptian city on the Tanitic branch of the Nile River delta near the modern-day town of Ṣān al-Ḥajar al-Qibliyyah.

Known to the ancient Egyptians as Djanet, and later referred to by the Greeks as Tanis, this archaeological gem served as a political stronghold and cultural hub of the Late Period of ancient Egypt. Today, Tanis offers a tantalizing glimpse into Egypt’s illustrious past, its rise and fall mirroring the ebb and flow of the Nile itself.

2013年3月10日 · “Lost City” of Tanis Found, but Often Forgotten. By Brian Handwerk. Published Online by National Geographic. Introduction: The treasures found in the “lost city” of Tanis rival those of King Tut’s. Yet for more than six decades the riches from its rulers’ tombs have remained largely unknown.

2013年10月2日 · Known to the ancient Egyptians as Djanet, the city served as the capital to the 21st and 22nd Egyptian dynasties thanks to its strength as a commercial center. The settlement was located right on...

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.