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Egypt - Aethiopia (Aethiopia)The region ca. 250 BC - provincia: AegyptusThe provincia ca. 200 AD - located on the eastern Nile bank
22.6499972,32.0166707 (Lat,Long)
Links: Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire, Medieval Nubia, Pleiades, Pleiades [2], Pleiades [3], ToposText, Wikipedia
Status: city: polis; oppidum
Greek name(s): Πριμις - Πρημνις - Πρῖμα
Latin name(s): Primi - Pidema - Pindis
Coptic name(s): ⲫⲣⲓⲙ - ⲥⲗ̅ⲙⲏ
Modern name(s): Qasr Ibrim
Variants: Primis - Premnis - Prima - Pidema - Pindis (var. lect.: Pinnis) - Pedeme - Silmi - Qasr Ibrim (Gebel Qasr Ibrim) - sites including Gebel Maktub
Repertoria: Dizionario IV, p. 136 (s.v. Pide); p. 142 (s.v. Pindis)
Biblio: RE s.v. Pindis; RE s.v. Primis (C); Priese, Meroitica 7 (1984), p. 488; Fontes Historiae Nubiorum 2, 1996, p. 556; 3, 1998, p. 807; p. 879; p. 930; Łajtar, JJP 33 (2003), p. 144; CDD P, 2010, p. 96; Derda / Łajtar, Pap. Congr. XXVI (Geneva 2010), 2012, p. 183-186; Łajtar, The Upper Church at Banganari, 2020, p. 65-67
Map: Baines / Málek, Atlas, 2002(2), p. 178-179 (Qasr Ibrim / Primis); Barrington Atlas, 2000, pl. 81 C3 (Premis); Répertoire d’épigraphie méroïtique, 2000, p. xx (Qasr Ibrim)
Note: obsolete readings: Pr-rmy; Pide; new reading in Graff. Dodec. Dakka 12, 5 (personal name, no toponym)
TM GeoRef | Publication | Attestation | Language | Date |
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41922 | Strabo, Geographia, 17, 1, 54 [g] (C 820) | εἰς Πρημνινstatus: polis (§ 54) | Greek | AD 15 - 23 about? | ||
43148 | Plinius Maior, Naturalis historia, 6, 35, 179 [f] | Pidema (var. lect.: "Pide Mamuda")context: 'So tells Bion (sc. about the settlements on the eastern Nile bank); Iuba (lists) differently: a fortified town called Megatichos / Great Wall between Egypt and Aethiopia, which the Arabes called Mirsion; then Tachompso, Aramum, Sesamos, Pidema / Primis, Amouda, Korambis near a spring of mineral pitch, Amoda, Pachora, Daparen, Tamania, Tessata / Tasitia, Gallas, Zoton, Graukome, Emeum, Pidibotae / Primis, Endondakometai, Nomades living in tents, Kystaipe, Megada, Gale, Paroa, Aremni, Pnoups, Direlis, Patigga, Breves, Magadas Nesos, Egasma, Lacramda, Denna, Cadeum, Matthe, Napata, Alana, Makoua, Skammos, Gora on an island, † thereafter Abale, Andro, Galis, Seres, Mallo, Sagokes.' → status: oppidum → biblio: Fontes Historiae Nubiorum 3, 1998, p. 806 (new reading); p. 807 | Latin | AD 77 | ||
43151 | Plinius Maior, Naturalis historia, 6, 35, 180 [f] | Pindis (var. lect.: Pinnis - Primis)context: 'The places on the African side (sc. on the western Nile bank) are given as Tacompsos, either a second town of the same name or a suburb of the one previously mentioned (sc. on the eastern Nile bank), Mogore, Saea, Aidosa, Pelenariae, Primis, Magassa, Boon, Lintouma, Spintum, Sidopt, Gensoe, Primis, Noa, Agugo, Orsum, Souara, Maumarum, Urbim, Mylon (the town called by the Greeks Hypaton), Pago, Artas, Zamnes (after which elephants begin to be found), Mambli, Berressa, Coetum.' → status: oppidum? → biblio: Fontes Historiae Nubiorum 2, 1996, p. 556; 3, 1998, p. 807 | Latin | AD 77 | ||
43902 | Plinius Maior, Naturalis historia, 6, 35, 181 [e] | Primicontext: 'This man (sc. Petronius) captured their towns of which we will give a list, the only ones we have found there: Pselkis, Primis, Bogghi, Cambyses’ Market / Kambysou Tamieia, Tamania, Tasitia where there is a cataract of the Nile the noise of which affects people dwelling near it with deafness; he also sacked Napata.' → status: oppidum → biblio: Fontes Historiae Nubiorum 3, 1998, p. 879 | Latin | AD 77 | ||
135754 | Photius, Bibliotheca, 80 [62 a] [g] (I, p. 182) | μέχρι πόλεως τῆς λεγομένης Πρῖμαcontext: 'L'historien dit que, lors de son voyage d'enquête aux environs de Thebai et de Syene, les chefs et devins des barbares voisins de Talmis, les Blemmyes, manifestèrent le désir de le rencontrer; c'était sa réputation qui les attirait. Et ils m'emmenèrent, dit-il, jusqu'à Talmis même, de sorte que j'ai pu explorer même ces régions-là, qui sont à cinq journées de Philai, jusqu'à une ville appelée Prima qui, autrefois, se trouvait être la première ville de Thebais du côté des barbares et que, pour cela, les Romains appelèrent en latin Prima, c'est-à-dire 'première'; maintenant encore, elle porte ce nom, bien qu'elle soit depuis longtemps propriété des barbares avec quatre autres villes: Phoinikon, Chiris, Taphis (et) Talmis.' → status: polis (apposition) → note: Photios quotes Olympiodoros (cf. FGH 4, p. 66, F 37) | Greek | AD 820 - 897 |