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ANCIENT ASYūṭ Ancient Asyūṭ (late Egyptian ''Səyáwt'', Coptic ''Syowt'') was the capital of the 13th Nome of Upper Egypt. The two most prominent gods of pre-Christian Asyūṭ were Anubis and Wepwawet , both funerary deities. In Graeco-Roman times, there was a distinct dialect of Coptic spoken here; it is known as Lycopolitan after the Greek name for the town. Lesser-used names for this dialect are Sub-Akhmimic and Assiutic. BIBLIOGRAPHY Loprieno Antonio 1996: ''Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction'', Oxford U Press. ISBN 0-521-44849-2 |