Manetho is believed to have been an Egyptian priest from Sebennytos who lived in the Ptolemaic Kingdom in the early third century BC, during the Hellenistic period.
Plutarch linked Manetho with the Ptolemaic cult of Serapis. This is the head of an anonymous priest of Serapis in the Altes Museum, Berlin.
That Manetho links himself directly to Ptolemy II is depicted in Ptolemy Philadelphus in the Library of Alexandria by Vincenzo Camuccini (1813)
Samannud is a city (markaz) located in Gharbia Governorate, Egypt. Known in classical antiquity as Sebennytos, Samannud is a historic city that has been inhabited since the Ancient Egyptian period. As of 2019, the population of the markaz of Samannud was estimated to be 410,388, with 83,417 people living in urban areas and 326,971 in rural areas.
Nile bank in Samannud
Archeological findings from Sebennytos
Sidi Salama minaret
Church of the Holy Virgin and Apanoub