Thmuis — Mendes Nile Delta Branch Harbour
Late Period to Arab (700 BCE–641 CE)·Egyptian Mendesian nome capital·🇪🇬 Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt
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About Thmuis — Mendes Nile Delta Branch Harbour
Thmuis — Mendes Nile Delta Branch Harbour in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt is a Late Period to Arab (700 BCE–641 CE) submerged-city attributed to Egyptian Mendesian nome capital. Mendesian Nile branch port city now in salt marsh lagoons of Bahr el Baqar. Hansen: Mendes–Thmuis double city with Mendesian perfume factories in marsh.
Why it mattersKey submerged harbour illustrating Egyptian Mendesian nome capital maritime engineering
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Sea-level change marker
- 02Harbour engineering
Theories
- 01Canopic branch shifting
- 02Mediterranean port typology
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 700 BCE
- Period
- Late Period to Arab (700 BCE–641 CE)
- Culture
- Egyptian Mendesian nome capital
- Purpose
- Mendesian Nile branch port city now in salt marsh lagoons of Bahr el Baqar
- Excavation
- Submerged
c. 700 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1500 CE
Submergence by sea-level rise
c. 1995 CE
Underwater survey
On the ground
Structures & features
30.9400° N · 31.5200° E · -1 m · 3 mapped features
Thmuis — Mendes Nile Delta Branch Harbour — Breakwater / Mole
moleHarbour mole or breakwater structure
30.9401° N · 31.5201° EThmuis — Mendes Nile Delta Branch Harbour — Anchorage Basin
basinHarbour basin with mooring stones
30.9398° N · 31.5201° EThmuis — Mendes Nile Delta Branch Harbour — Storehouse / Quay
quayWarehouses or quay wall
30.9404° N · 31.5198° E