Tanis

This article is about ruins in Egypt. For the archaeological site in North Dakota, see Tanis (fossil site). For other uses, see Tanis (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Tinnis.

Tanis ϫⲁⲛⲓ ϫⲁⲛⲏ ϫⲁⲁⲛⲉ San al-Hagar صان الحجر
City
The ruins of Tanis today
Tanis Location within Egypt
Coordinates: 30°58′37″N 31°52′48″E
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Sharqia

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Map of ancient Lower Egypt showing Tanis

Tanis (/ˈteɪnɪs/ TAY-niss; Ancient Greek: Τάνις [tánis]; Latin: Tanis ['tanɪs]) or San al-Hagar (Arabic: صان الحجر, romanized: Ṣān al-Ḥaǧar; Ancient Egyptian: ḏꜥn.t [ˈcʼuʕnat]; Akkadian: 𒍝𒀪𒉡, romanized: Ṣaʾnu; Coptic: ϫⲁⲛⲓ or ϫⲁⲁⲛⲉ or ϫⲁⲛⲏ; Biblical Hebrew: צֹעַן, romanized: Ṣōʿan) is the Greek name for ancient Egyptian ḏꜥn.t, an important archaeological site in the northeastern Nile Delta of Egypt, and the location of a city of the same name. Tanis was the capital of the Egyptian Kingdom in its 21st and 22nd Dynasties. It is located on the Tanitic branch of the Nile, which has long since silted up.