History
From the late Twentieth dynasty of Egypt, 20th Dynasty to the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt, 22nd Dynasty, Tayu-djayet was a frontier town, marking the division of the country between the High Priests of Amun at Thebes, Egypt, Thebes and the Pharaoh, kings of Ancient Egypt, Egypt at Tanis, Egypt, Tanis. A massive enclosure wall was built at the site, with bricks stamped with the names of the High Priests Pinedjem I and Menkheperre. Earlier, the High Priest Herihor also lived and operated from al-Hibah. During the 22nd Dynasty, king Shoshenq I built a temple dedicated to "Amun-Great-of-Roarings" at the site, complete with a topographical list of cities captured during his "First Campaign of Victory" in Palestine (region), Palestine; the temple is also decorated by his son, Osorkon I. The ancient settlement is at a little to the North of the modern town.Today
Since 2001, El Hibeh has been the focus of ongoing excavations by a team of U.C. Berkeley archaeologists. However, due to instability as a result of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, Looting, looters have been allowed to systematically plunder the site, digging hundreds of pits, exposing tombs, destroying walls, and leaving human remains strewn about the grounds.See also
* List of ancient Egyptian towns and citiesNotes
References
*Daressy, Georges. 1901. "Le temple de Hibeh." ''Annales du Service des Antiquités de l’Égypte'' 2:154–156. *Feucht, Erika. 1978. "Zwei Reliefs Scheshonqs I. aus el Hibeh." ''Studien zur altägyptischen Kultur'' 6:69–77. *Ranke, Hermann, ed. 1926. ''Koptische Friedhöfe bei Karâra und der Amontempel Scheschonks I. bei el Hibe: Bericht über den badischen Grabungen in Ägypten in den Wintern 1913 und 1914''. Berlin and Leipzig: Walter de Gruyter & Co. *Wainwright, Geoffrey Avery. 1927. "El Hibah and esh Shurafa and Their Connection with Herakleopolis and Cusæ." ''Annales du Service des Antiquités de l’Égypte'' 27:76–104. *Wenke, Robert J. 1984. ''Archaeological Investigations at el-Hibeh 1980: Preliminary Report''. American Research Center in Egypt Reports: Preliminary and Final Reports of Archaeological Excavations in Egypt from Prehistoric to Medieval Times 9. Malibu: Undena PublicationsExternal links