Tjaru
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Tjaru caʀu (Ancient Egyptian: ṯꜣrw)[3] was an ancient Egyptian fortress on the Way of Horus or Horus military road, the major road leading out of Egypt into Canaan. It was known in Greek as Selē (Ancient Greek: Σελη), in Latin as Sile or Sele, and in Coptic as Selē or Slē (Coptic: Ⲥⲉⲗⲏ or Ⲥⲗⲏ).[1] It has been suggested that its remains form the Tel el-Habua near Qantarah.[4][5]
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ṯꜣr(l) or ṯꜣr(l)w[1][2] in hieroglyphs | |||||||
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Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | |||||||
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ṯꜣr(l)(t)[1][2] in hieroglyphs | ||||||
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Era: Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BC) | ||||||