El Sheikh Sa'id

El Sheikh Sa'id
Village
El Sheikh Sa'id Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 27°43′N30°53′E / 27.717°N 30.883°E / 27.717; 30.883
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Minya
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	+3

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

1. Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, New York, Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN   0-7607-0649-2, p. 134
2. Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt: history, archaeology and society. London, Duckworth Egyptology, 2006, pp. 109–111 ^{[ ISBN missing ]}

27°43′N30°53′E / 27.717°N 30.883°E / 27.717; 30.883