A person from Heracleapolis, the ancient Egyptian city; also can refer to the inhabitants or natives of this region.
From 'Heracleapolis' plus '-ite', the suffix for inhabitants. Used in Egyptology to distinguish residents and dynasties from this particular ancient region.
When archaeologists unearth artifacts and pottery marked with cartouches, they often determine where they came from by knowing that a 'Heracleopolite' artifact tells a specific story about a particular period of Egyptian political fragmentation.
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