ABSTRACT
THEmoderntownofKalabsha,whichissituated almostonthelineoftheTropicofCancer,standson thesiteofacityknowntotheancientEgyptiansas ThelmesandtotheRomansasTalmis.Itwasofgreat importanceatonetimeastheprincipaltownofthe Dodekaschoinos,thecountryruledoverbythepriests ofPhilae.
