The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Hermopolis Magna
(hrmp´ls mg´n) (KEY) , ancient city, central Egypt, on the Nile and near the modern Ashmunein. It was the chief seat for the worship of Thoth. At the modern Tunneh el Gebel, 7 mi (11 km) southwest of the site, is a Greco-Egyptian cemetery.