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Umm El Qaʻāb (sometimes romanised Umm El Gaʻab, Arabic: أم القعاب) is a necropolis of the Early Dynastic Period kings at Abydos, Egypt. Its modern name means "Mother of Pots" as the whole area is littered with the broken pot shards of offerings made in earlier times.
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Umm el-Qa'ab. Hinting at the large number of pots and pot shards found there, Umm el-Qa'ab, "the mother of pots" is the modern-day Arabic name of a region located in the desert between the fertile grounds of Abydos and the rim of mountains that stands to the south-west. Abydos is located approximately halfway between Luxor (Thebes) and Assiut.
Umm El Qaʻāb (sometimes spelled Umm El Gaʻab) is a burial place for Early Dynasty Period kings in Abydos, Egypt. Its name in Arabic means "Mother of Pots" because there are many broken pieces of pots and dishes all around.
May 31, 2018 · English: Umm el-Qa`āb (sometimes Umm el Ga'ab, Arabic: أم القعاب) is the necropolis of the Early Dynastic kings at Abydos, in Egypt[2]. Its modern name means 'Mother of Pots', as the whole area is littered with the broken pot shards of offerings made in later times (see picture).
The tomb was excavated by Petrie during his 1901 expedition at the site and named “Tomb V” by him. Its trapezoid shape measuring 68.97 metres long by 10.04 metres on its shortest side and 17.06 metres on its longest side, makes it stand apart from the other royal tombs at Umm el-Qa’ab.
Umm El Qa'ab. Local name Umm el Qa'ab. Location New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Umm El Qaʻāb is a necropolis of the Early Dynastic Period kings at Abydos, Egypt. Its modern name means "Mother of Pots" as the whole area is littered with the broken pot shards of offerings made in earlier times.
n° 18 -mars 2008 ARCHÉONIL 33 The royal tombs at Umm el-Qa’ab. Between the royal burial chamber’s ceiling and the level of the desert surface, a subterranean tumulus lined with mud bricks was inserted, the interior being filled with sand (fig. 4). It is attested so far in tombs B15 [ Aha], O [‚ Snake’], T [ Den], and Q [ Qa’a].
