Coordinates: 29°5′8″N 30°56′4″E / 29.08556°N 30.93444°E / 29.08556; 30.93444 Heracleopolis or Herakleopolis Magna (Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλεόπολις) is the Greek name of the capital of the Twentieth nome (administrative division) of ancient Egypt, and located approximately 15 km west of the modern city of Beni Suef. It was called Henen-nesut, Nen-nesu, or Hwt-nen-nesu in ancient Egyptian, meaning 'house of the royal child.' During the period of Roman occupation, it was known as Ehnasya, the etymology of which can be seen in the later names of Hnas (Ϩⲛⲏⲥ) in Coptic, and Ahnas in medieval Arabic writings. Today it is known as Ihnasiya Umm al-Kimam ("mother of the shards") and Ihnasiyyah al-Madinah.
Read more about Herakleopolis Magna: First Intermediate Period (2181-2055 BC), Middle Kingdom (2055-1650 BC), Third Intermediate Period (1069-747 BC), Ptolemic Egypt (322-30 BC), Roman Egypt (30-390 BC), Sir Flinders Petrie and Edourd Naville, Recent Excavations