Ibsheway

Ibsheway is a city in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt. Linguistic analysis links it to the ancient village of Pisais, and the association of the modern name with the Egyptian deity Shai, together with its geographical location, strongly supports the identification. Historical records mention Pisais 52 times, with the majority of references from the 1st to 3rd centuries and the 7th century. The earliest known mention dates to around 244 BC, during the Ptolemaic period, while the latest reference is found in a Coptic manuscript colophon from the 10th century. Until the 3rd century AD, Pisais is typically referred to as an epioikion rather than a village, and no archaeological remains from antiquity have been discovered at the site.