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Umm el-Qa`āb (sometimes Umm el Ga'ab, (アラビア語:أم القعاب)) is the necropolis of the Early Dynastic〔() Tombs of kings of the First and Second Dynasty〕 kings at Abydos, in Egypt.〔Toby Wilkinson, Early Dynastic Egypt, Routledge, 1999〕 Its modern name means 'Mother of Pots', as the whole area is littered with the broken pot shards of offerings made in earlier times. The cultic ancient name of the area was (w-)pkr or (r3-)pkr 'District of the poker-tree' (unidentified species) or 'Opening of the poker-tree' (Coptic: upoke), belonging to t3-dsr 'the secluded/cleared land' (necropolis) or crk-hh 'Binding of Eternity' (Coptic: Alkhah). The area was a site of veneration and worship for the Ancient Egyptians, and by the time of the Middle Kingdom at least one of the royal tombs was excavated and rebuilt for the 'priests' (religious persons dedicated) of the god Osiris.〔Shaw, Ian. The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. p. 67. Oxford University Press. 2000. ISBN 0-19-280458-8〕 The tombs of this area were first excavated by Émile Amélineau in the 1890s and more systematically by William Matthew Flinders Petrie between 1899-1901.〔 Since then the area has been excavated repeatedly by the German Archaeological Institute since the 1970s, which has allowed for a thorough reconstruction of the original layout and appearance of these tombs.〔 ==Pre-Dynastic Tombs== * U-j – Unknown ruler, but possibly Scorpion I from scorpion insignia found in tomb * B1/B2 – Iry-Hor〔() Abydos, Tomb of King Iry-Hor〕 * B7/B8/B9 – Ka 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Umm el-Qa'ab」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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