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Crocodilopolis
Crocodilopolis An ancient Egyptian site, originally
called Shedet, then Arsinoe, and now Medinet el-Faiyum.
A tradition states that AHA (Menes; 2920 B.C.E.) founded
Crocodilopolis. The city served as the capital of the
FAIYUM and was the cultic center for the crocodile deity
SOBEK. An agricultural center watered by the BAHR YUSEF
(the Joseph River, honoring a local hero of Islam), the
city also had a shrine honoring the goddess RENENET. A
temple discovered on this site dates to the reign of AMENEMHET
III (1844–1797 B.C.E.), but it was probably finished
by him, having been started by SENWOSRET I (r.
1971–1926 B.C.E.). There is some speculation that the red
granite OBELISK at ABGIG was once part of this temple.
RAMESSES II (r. 1290–1224 B.C.E.) restored the temple of
Sobek. During the Ptolemaic Period (304–30 B.C.E.), the
city was named for Queen ARSINOE and served as an
important cultic center for Sobek. Visitors to the city fed
crocodiles nurtured there. There were various mines in
the area of Crocodilopolis, exploited throughout Egypt’s
history. The site also had a sacred lake and baths
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