El Sheikh Sa'id Explained

El Sheikh Sa'id
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Egypt
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Egypt
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Minya
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:27.7167°N 83°W

El Sheikh Sa'id is a small village in the Minya Governorate in Upper Egypt. Situated on the east bank of the Nile, it is named after a local Muslim saint buried in the area.

Overview

El Sheikh Sa'id comprises the rock-cut tombs of the nomarchs of the Hare nome (the 15th Upper Egyptian nome) from the 6th Dynasty. These tombs are cut in steep cliffs.[1] The use of this necropolis declined during the First Intermediate Period, when the nomarchial necropolis was transferred slightly northward to Deir El Bersha.[2]

References

27.7167°N 83°W

Notes and References

  1. [Nicolas Grimal]
  2. [Wolfram Grajetzki]