Koptos

And the actual composition of it belongs to Ptolemaic times, not only on the evidence of the manuscript, but also of the language; this being certified by the importance of Isis and Horus at Koptos, which is essentially a late worship there.

Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri Second series, XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty 1897

As soon as the report reached Isis, she immediately cut off one of the locks of her hair, and put on mourning apparel in that very place where she happened to be; for this reason the place has ever since been called "Koptos," or the "city of mourning," though some are of opinion that this word rather signifies "deprivation."

Legends of the Gods The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations 1895

[19] Another very early Egyptian deity is a god, Min of Koptos.

The Dominant Sex: A Study in the Sociology of Sex Differentiation, by Mathilde and Mathias Vaerting; translated from the German by Eden and Cedar Paul 1923

"This book is in the middle of the river at Koptos, in an iron box --"

Brood of the Witch-Queen Sax Rohmer 1921

Under the caliphs and the sultans Koptos remained one of the chief cities of Said.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

The earliest of such statues are the colossal limestone figures of the fertility-god Min found at Koptos, dating to the first dynasty, perhaps B.C.

The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology Margaret Alice Murray 1913

The objects are all closely similar to those found in the other deposits of this reign at Koptos and Nubt.

El Kab James Edward Quibell 1901

When he was come to the place where we fell into the river, he said to his heart, 'Shall I not better turn back again to Koptos, that I may lie by them?

Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri Second series, XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty 1897

Na. nefer.ka.ptah, 'This book is in the middle of the river at Koptos, in an iron box; in the iron box is a bronze box; in the bronze box is a sycamore box; in the sycamore box is an ivory and ebony box; in the ivory and ebony box is a silver box; in the silver box is a golden box, and in that is the book.

Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri Second series, XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty 1897

The king said, "Setna, go to Koptos and bring back Ahura and Mer-ab."

Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri Second series, XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty 1897