page_title: Memphis, Egypt
section_title: Attributes
hierarchical_section_title: Memphis, Egypt / Attributes
caption_attribution_description: English: NASA astronaut Scott Kelly on the International Space Station May 29, 2015 tweeted this image out of an Earth observation as part of his Space Geo trivia contest. Scott tweeted this comment and clue: "#SpaceGeo 3 iconic man-made structures of this country are precisely aligned w the Constellation of #Orion. Name it!" Congratulations to @burwellian for correctly identifying this image as Egypt first. He will receive an autographed copy of this image when Scott returns to Earth in March 2016.
context_page_description: Memphis was the ancient capital of Inebu-hedj, the first nome of Lower Egypt. Its ruins are located near the town of Mit Rahina, 20 km south of Giza in Greater Cairo, Egypt.
  According to legend, as related by Manetho, the city was founded by the Pharaoh Menes. It was the capital of ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom and remained an important city throughout ancient Egyptian history. It occupied a strategic position at the mouth of the Nile Delta, and was home to bustling activity. Its principal port, Peru-nefer, featured a high density of workshops, factories, and warehouses that distributed food and merchandise throughout the ancient kingdom. During its golden age, Memphis thrived as a regional centre for commerce, trade, and religion.
  Memphis was believed to be under the protection of the god Ptah, the patron of craftsmen. Its great temple, Hut-ka-Ptah, was one of the most prominent structures in the city. The name of this temple, rendered in Greek as Aἴγυπτoς by the historian Manetho, is believed to be the etymological origin of the modern English name Egypt.
  The history of Memphis is closely linked to that of the country itself.
caption: Memphis and its necropolis Saqqara as seen from the International Space Station.
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