Bubastis


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Bubastis
Bubastis (Greek: Boubastis or Boubastos), also known in Arabic as Tell-Basta or in Egyptian as Per-Bast, was an Ancient Egyptian city, the capital of its own nome, located along the River Nile in the Delta region of Lower Egypt. Bubastis is often identified with the biblical Phibeseth (Hebrew פי-בסת PY-BSTEzekiel 30:17).

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