fɹʌm ɪts ɐpɪlˈeɪʃən, ðə sˈɪɾi wʌz ɐpˈæɹəntli fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ɐ kˈɑːləni ʌv ɑːsˈɪɹiən pɹˈiːsts fɹʌmðə tˈaʊn ʌv laɪkˈɑːpəliz ɪn ˌʌpɚɹ ˈiːdʒɪpt.
From its appellation, the city was apparently founded by a colony of Osirian priests from the town of Lycopolis in Upper Egypt.