Umm El Qa'ab

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Umm El Qaʻāb (also Umm el-Qaab, Umm al-Qaab, or Umm El Gaʻab; Arabic: أم القعاب) is an archaeological site located at Abydos, Egypt. Its modern name, meaning "Mother of Pots", refers to the mound made of millions of broken pieces of pots which defines the landscape. Umm el Qa'ab contains evidence that the site is the cemetery for Egypt's predynastic proto-kings along with rulers of the 1st and 2nd dynasties. In addition to early royal tombs, evidence also suggests a later link between the site, the cult of Osiris, and Osiris' annual festival. It is located 1,5 kilometers to the west of Temple of Seti I at Abydos. The main temple to the god Khenti-Amentiu lies one mile to the south. The cemetery was likely founded during the Naqada I period (4,000 BCE) as evident from the tomb structures, pottery, and seal impressions excavated from the site. The location continued as a royal cemetery through the First Dynasty (2,950-2,775 BCE) and ended with the burial of only the last two kings of the...

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