El Qattah, also known as Qattah or El-Qattah, is an ancient Egyptian site in Lower Egypt, roughly 10 miles northwest of Letopolis. It is noted for its tombs of the Middle Kingdom, and was excavated extensively in 1904 by a team from the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale of Cairo, a team which included Henri Gauthier.[1][2] One of the chambers at the site contained texts from the Book of the Dead.[1] The Tomb of Néha was discovered here.[3] In 1906 it was reported that a modern village is located here.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Griffith, Francis Llewellyn (1902). Archaeological report. Egypt Exploration Fund. p. 30. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ Dawson, Warren Royal; Uphill, Eric Parrington (December 1972). Who was who in Egyptology ... Egypt Exploration Society. p. 114. ISBN 9780856980312. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ Desplancques, Sophie (2006). L'institution du trésor en Egypte des origines à la fin du Moyen Empire. Presses Paris Sorbonne. p. 132. ISBN 978-2-84050-451-1. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ Mémoires publiés par les membres de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale du Caire. Institut français d'archéologie orientale. 1906. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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