Naqada

Naqada (Egyptian Arabic: نقادة‎ Naqāda; Coptic language: ⲛⲉⲕⲁⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ Nekatērion;[4] Ancient Greek: Παμπανις Pampanis[3], Ancient Egyptian: Nbyt), is a town on the west bank of the Nile in Qena Governorate, Egypt, situated ca. 20 km north of Luxor. It includes the villages of Tukh, Khatara, Danfiq, and Zawayda. According to 1960 census, it is one of the most uninhabited areas and had only 3,000 inhabitants, mostly of Christian faith[5] who preserved elements of the Coptic language up until the 1930s.[6]

This article is about the town and archaeological type site. For the archaeological culture, see Naqada culture. For the drum, see Naqareh. For other uses, see Naqada (disambiguation).
Naqada
نقادة
نبت
Nbyt
Naqada نقادة is located in Egypt
Naqada نقادة
Naqada
نقادة
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 25°54′N 32°43′E
Country Egypt
GovernorateQena Governorate
Area
[1]
 • Total35.94 sq mi (93.08 km2)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total188,984
 • Density5,300/sq mi (2,000/km2)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)+3
S13iit
niwt
nbyt[2][3]
in hieroglyphs
Era: Middle Kingdom
(2055–1650 BC)

Archaeology

Naqada stands near the site of a prehistoric Egyptian necropolis: The town, called Ombos, was the centre of the cult of Set and large tombs were built there c. 3500 BCE.[7]

The large quantity of remains from Naqada has enabled the dating of the entire archeological period throughout Egypt and its environs, hence the town name Naqada is used for the pre-dynastic Naqada culture c. 4400–3000 BCE. Other Naqada culture archeological sites include el Badari, the Gerzeh culture, and Nekhen.

In the Stargate franchise, alien civilizations make extensive use of a mineral, naquada, named after the archaeological site.

  • Sickle made of flint, Egypt, Naqada period, end of the fourth millennium BCE, Dagon Museum, Haifa
    Sickle made of flint, Egypt, Naqada period, end of the fourth millennium BCE, Dagon Museum, Haifa
  • Acheulean hand-axe from Egypt. Found on a hilltop plateau, 1400 feet above sea level, 9 miles NNW of the city of Naqada, Egypt. Paleolithic. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
    Acheulean hand-axe from Egypt. Found on a hilltop plateau, 1400 feet above sea level, 9 miles NNW of the city of Naqada, Egypt. Paleolithic. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
  • Black granite, seated statue of Sennefer with cartouche of Amenhotep II (Amenophis) on right arm. From the temple of Seth at Naqada, Egypt. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
    Black granite, seated statue of Sennefer with cartouche of Amenhotep II (Amenophis) on right arm. From the temple of Seth at Naqada, Egypt. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
  • Naqada I bone figure with lapis lazuli inlays (the inlays are a modern addition). British Museum
    Naqada I bone figure with lapis lazuli inlays (the inlays are a modern addition). British Museum
  • Evolution of Egyptian prehistoric pottery styles, from Naqada I to Naqada II and Naqada III
    Evolution of Egyptian prehistoric pottery styles, from Naqada I to Naqada II and Naqada III
  • Limestone architectural fragment. A door jamb, part of a doorway. From the temple of Seth (which was built by Thutmosis III) at Naqada, Egypt. 18th Dynasty. Petrie Museum
    Limestone architectural fragment. A door jamb, part of a doorway. From the temple of Seth (which was built by Thutmosis III) at Naqada, Egypt. 18th Dynasty. Petrie Museum

See also

References
  1. "Naqādah (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. Wallis Budge, E. A. (1920). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary: with an index of English words, king list and geological list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, coptic and semitic alphabets, etc. Vol. 2. John Murray. p. 1005.
  3. Gauthier, Henri (1926). Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques. Vol. 3. p. 84.
  4. Ishak, Emile Maher (1975). The Phonetics and Phonology of the Boḥairic Dialect of Coptic and the Survival of Coptic Words in the Colloquial and Classical Arabic of Egypt and of Coptic Grammatical Constructions in Colloquial Egyptian Arabic. Vol. 1. University of Oxford. p. 164.
  5. "Discrepancies between Coptic statistics" (PDF).
  6. Worrell, W. H. (1937). "Popular traditions of the Coptic language". American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures. 54 (1/4): 1–11. doi:10.1086/370517. JSTOR 529250. S2CID 170527828.
  7. Rice, Michael (2003). Egypt's Making: The origins of ancient Egypt 5000–2000 BC. Taylor & Francis. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-203-42816-0 – via Google Books.
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