El Qattah Explained

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

30.2167°N 88°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Griffith, Francis Llewellyn. Archaeological report. 21 October 2012. 1902. Egypt Exploration Fund.. 30.
2. Book: Dawson. Warren Royal. Uphill. Eric Parrington. Who was who in Egyptology .... 21 October 2012. December 1972. Egypt Exploration Society. 114. 9780856980312 .
3. Book: Desplancques, Sophie. L'institution du trésor en Egypte des origines à la fin du Moyen Empire. 21 October 2012. 2006. Presses Paris Sorbonne. 978-2-84050-451-1. 132.
4. Book: Mémoires publiés par les membres de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale du Caire. 21 October 2012. 1906. Institut français d'archéologie orientale. 1–3.