fbpx
Wikipedia

Cusae

August 27, 2023

Cusae (Ancient Greek: Κοῦσαι or Κῶς; Coptic: ⲕⲱⲥⲉⲓ or ⲕⲟⲥⲉⲓ)[2] was a city in Upper Egypt. Its Ancient Egyptian name was qjs (variant qsy), conventionally rendered Qis or Kis. Today, the town is known as El Quseyya, and is located on the west bank of the Nile in the Asyut Governorate.

Cusae
ⲕⲱⲥⲉⲓ
ⲕⲟⲥⲉⲓ
القوصية
City
Old map of Cusae from Description de l'Égypte
Cusae
Coordinates: 27°26′40″N 30°49′00″E / 27.44444°N 30.81667°E / 27.44444; 30.81667
Country Egypt
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

At the beginning of the reign of the Theban pharaoh Kamose, Cusae marked the boundary between the northern Hyksos realm (the 15th Dynasty) and the southern Theban kingdom (the 17th Dynasty).[3] It was a cult centre for Hathor, and also contained a necropolis, Meir, which was used during the Middle Kingdom to hold the tombs of local aristocrats.

During the 5th century, the city was the settlement of Legio II Flavia Constantia.

Bishopric Edit

The bishopric of Cusae was a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Antinoë, capital of the Roman province of Thebaid I. Achilles (or Achilleus) was ordained bishop of the see by Meletius of Lycopolis. Another, Elias, was of the 4th or 5th centuries.[4] Theonas took part in the Second Council of Constantinople (553). Later bishops took the non-Chalcedonian side, the first of them being Gregorius, who assisted Pope John II (III) of Alexandria on his deathbed.[5][6][7][8]

No longer a residential bishopric, Cusae is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.[9]

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ Wallis Budge, E. A. (1920). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary: with an index of English words, king list and geological list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, coptic and semitic alphabets, etc. Vol II. John Murray. p. 1044.
  2. ^ a b Gauthier, Henri (1928). Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques Vol. 5. pp. 164, 165.
  3. ^ Grimal, Nicolas (1992). A History of Ancient Egypt. Oxford: Blackwell Books. p. 191.
  4. ^ S. Timm, Das christlich-koptische Ägypten, Wiesbaden 1982-1992, 2181 e 2189 n. 4.
  5. ^ Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Paris 1740, Vol. II, coll. 595-598
  6. ^ Raymond Janin, v. Cusae in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. XIII, Paris 1956, col. 1117
  7. ^ Klaas A. Worp, A Checklist of Bishops in Byzantine Egypt (A.D. 325 - c. 750), Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 100 (1994) 283-318
  8. ^ Sophrone Pétridès, "Cusae" in Catholic Encyclopedia (New York 1908)
  9. ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 878

27°26′40″N 30°49′00″E / 27.44444°N 30.81667°E / 27.44444; 30.81667


 

This article about subjects relating to Ancient Egypt is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

August 27, 2023
cusae, ancient, greek, Κοῦσαι, Κῶς, coptic, ⲕⲱⲥⲉⲓ, ⲕⲟⲥⲉⲓ, city, upper, egypt, ancient, egyptian, name, variant, conventionally, rendered, today, town, known, quseyya, located, west, bank, nile, asyut, governorate, ⲕⲱⲥⲉⲓ, ⲕⲟⲥⲉⲓالقوصيةcityold, from, description,. Cusae Ancient Greek Koῦsai or Kῶs Coptic ⲕⲱⲥⲉⲓ or ⲕⲟⲥⲉⲓ 2 was a city in Upper Egypt Its Ancient Egyptian name was qjs variant qsy conventionally rendered Qis or Kis Today the town is known as El Quseyya and is located on the west bank of the Nile in the Asyut Governorate Cusae ⲕⲱⲥⲉⲓ ⲕⲟⲥⲉⲓالقوصيةCityOld map of Cusae from Description de l EgypteCusaeCoordinates 27 26 40 N 30 49 00 E 27 44444 N 30 81667 E 27 44444 30 81667Country EgyptTime zoneUTC 2 EST orḳsj 1 2 Egyptian hieroglyphsAt the beginning of the reign of the Theban pharaoh Kamose Cusae marked the boundary between the northern Hyksos realm the 15th Dynasty and the southern Theban kingdom the 17th Dynasty 3 It was a cult centre for Hathor and also contained a necropolis Meir which was used during the Middle Kingdom to hold the tombs of local aristocrats During the 5th century the city was the settlement of Legio II Flavia Constantia Bishopric EditThe bishopric of Cusae was a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Antinoe capital of the Roman province of Thebaid I Achilles or Achilleus was ordained bishop of the see by Meletius of Lycopolis Another Elias was of the 4th or 5th centuries 4 Theonas took part in the Second Council of Constantinople 553 Later bishops took the non Chalcedonian side the first of them being Gregorius who assisted Pope John II III of Alexandria on his deathbed 5 6 7 8 No longer a residential bishopric Cusae is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see 9 See also EditList of ancient Egyptian towns and citiesReferences Edit Wallis Budge E A 1920 An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary with an index of English words king list and geological list with indexes list of hieroglyphic characters coptic and semitic alphabets etc Vol II John Murray p 1044 a b Gauthier Henri 1928 Dictionnaire des Noms Geographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hieroglyphiques Vol 5 pp 164 165 Grimal Nicolas 1992 A History of Ancient Egypt Oxford Blackwell Books p 191 S Timm Das christlich koptische Agypten Wiesbaden 1982 1992 2181 e 2189 n 4 Michel Lequien Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus Paris 1740 Vol II coll 595 598 Raymond Janin v Cusae in Dictionnaire d Histoire et de Geographie ecclesiastiques vol XIII Paris 1956 col 1117 Klaas A Worp A Checklist of Bishops in Byzantine Egypt A D 325 c 750 Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 100 1994 283 318 Sophrone Petrides Cusae in Catholic Encyclopedia New York 1908 Annuario Pontificio 2013 Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978 88 209 9070 1 p 878 27 26 40 N 30 49 00 E 27 44444 N 30 81667 E 27 44444 30 81667 This article about subjects relating to Ancient Egypt is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cusae amp oldid 1112040010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.