First trace of activity : ca. 22nd century B.C.E
Last trace of activity : ca. 1st century B.C.E
Recorded names : Smenu, S(w)mnw, Imiotru, ʼIwmìtrw, Crocodilopolis, Κροκοδείλων πόλις
Description :
Sumenu or Smenu (Egyptian: S(w)mnw) was an ancient Egyptian town located in Upper Egypt. It housed the most prominent early-Middle Kingdom sanctuary of the crocodile-god Sobek.