El Qattah

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
  1. Griffith, Francis Llewellyn (1902). Archaeological report. Egypt Exploration Fund. p. 30. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  2. Dawson, Warren Royal; Uphill, Eric Parrington (December 1972). Who was who in Egyptology ... Egypt Exploration Society. p. 114. ISBN 9780856980312. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

30°13′N 30°58′E


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