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Name Location
Map ref.
 Extent No. Notes Literature
Umm Agram, T W of Husseiniya 30 51 57N
31 48 21E
100 x 90m
(2007)
 568 Amsterdam University survey 1984-5 recorded size as 220 x 140m. Formerly called T. Abu Sharaf or T. Hataba. Reduced to a small remnant. No clear features on surface or in sections. OK sherds from fields. SCA Sharqiya register 13120024, as T. Abu Sharaf. SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/690; Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff., 22; id., “The Amsterdam University Survey to the north eastern Nile Delta (1984-1986)”, in Brink, Archaeology of the Nile Delta, 65-114.
Umm Arbein, Gez.
(Mantiqat An-Nawafah)		 N of Faqus 30 49 30N
31 46 30E
overbuilt
 315 Same mound noted in 1902 by Foucart. Listed in Amsterdam University 1984 survey as having been partly levelled. On same gezira as T. Haddadin. SCA Sharqiya register 13120034, (called Mantiqat an-Nawafah). Noted in ASAE 2, 58 and figs.7-8; Brink, in MDAIK 43 (1986), 21.
Umm Atala, T 3.5km NE of Husseiniya 30 52 56N
31 56 57E
levelled
 690 A small mound remnant in fields at the west of the village. SCA Sharqiya register 13060008.
Umm el Hagar, T N of Faqus 30 49 08N
31 50 43E
100 x 100 x 1.8m
 191 Amsterdam University survey of 1984: The mound has been levelled except for small part, split by fields. Once extended to the west and covered 10 feddans. Saite, Ptolemaic and Roman sherds noted. SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/690; Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff., 21.
Umm el Hagar, T E of Husseiniya 30 53 36N
32 05 49E
part levelled
 202 This site includes the edge of a village on a mound and some of the adjacent cultivated land. Now know only as Farm no. 3 Bahr el-Baqar. SCA Sharqiya register 13060011, under the name 'Zaraah 3 Bahr el-Baqar'.
Umm el Laban, K 15km S of Damanhur 30 55 05N
30 25 39E
160 x 95m (2003)
 608 Visited by Neal Spencer, 2003. The mound lies at the edge of a village (Ezbet Mohamed el-Sayed el-Tunisi), and is covered by a modern cemetery. Details SCA Beheira register no. 100224. On sketch map by Coulson, in Brink, Archaeology of the Nile Delta, 260. See Wilson, P. and Spencer, N., “Ancient sites of Beheira and Kafr es-Sheikh”, in EA 24 (Spring 2004), 10-11.
Umm el Lahm (N), T 2km WNW of San el Hagar 30 59 17N
31 51 15E
26550 sq. m. 1987
 162 Italian survey 1987-8: well-preserved Ptolemaic - Roman site. No mention of pottery in id., Bull. GIECE 13, 22-6. Satellite imagery (2004) shows the mound cut to a rectangular shape by advance of the fields. SCA Sharqiya register 13060029. SoE 1:25,000 series, 91/690; ESA 1:50,000 map (1996), sheet NH36-J4d. Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 45-53. Id., map in Brink, NDIT, 173.
Umm el Lahm (S), T
(Abu Arideh)		 3km W of San el Hagar 30 58 09N
31 50 09E
550 x 150m
(2004)
 165 Italian survey 1987: site disturbed, with Ptolemaic - Roman pottery. Reduced to a narrow mound with modern tombs on the NE part. Cut by fields from the south. Listed by SCA under name 'Abu Arideh'. To view in Google Earth, click the logo  SCA Sharqiya register 13060105. SoE 1:25,000 series, 91/690; ESA 1:50,000 map (1996), sheet NH36-J4d. Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 45-53; id., Bull. GIECE 13, 25. Id., map in Brink, NDIT, 173.
Umm el Lahm (ii), T 3km W of San el Hagar 30 58 01N
31 50 04E
cultivated
 488 An extensive area of cultivated land owned by the SCA, adjacent to the sites of T. el-Tahun and T. ed-Deir el-Hamra (the combined area being one large site). SCA Sharqiya register 13090108. The sites of this name from older maps, Umm el-Lahm (N) and (S), are EES nos. 162 and 165. These still have visible mounds.
Umm el Zaiyat, T E of Simbellawein 30 52 45N
31 39 09E
12,420 sq. m. in 1987
 344 Italian survey 1987-8: Disturbed site, overbuilt by a modern cemetery. Archaic to Old Kingdom pottery noted. Details SCA Unregistered site no. 130013. SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/675. Brink, in MDAIK 43 (1986), 21 and map in Brink, NDIT, p. 173 (location transposed with T Ein). Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 45-53.
Umm Gafar, K NE of Kafr es-Sheikh 31 14 41N
31 01 49E
400 x 320m
(2005)
 100 A circular mound rising 3m above the surrounding fields, crossed by an E-W track. Visible ancient building lines show clearly on the north side. SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090147.
Umm Galagil, T S of Mansura 30 57 15N
31 21 40E
destroyed
 78 Formerly called Abu Galagil. Listed separately from Bahu in Koms a Sebakh, but must have been very close, or an alternative name for the same mound. Levelled to cultivation. Listed in Koms à Sebakh, 12. Shown on SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map.
Umm Ghuzlan, T S of Damanhur 30 56 45N
30 23 20E
destroyed
 299 Satellite imagery (2002) shows only cultivated fields at this location. SoE 1:100,000 (1916).
Umm Hadid, T N of Ismailiya 30 46 40N
32 12 45E
reduced
 215 There are a few traces of possible mound remnants at this location, and others some 250m to the west. -
Umm Harb, T
(Mostai)		 NW of Benha 30 35 52N
31 08 36E
overbuilt
 63 Ancient Msdt. Visited by EES survey in 2005, led by J. Rowland. Sherds were observed in modern construction trenches. The kom rises to around 3-4m. Details and photos. SCA Menufiya register no. 080101. Edgar, ASAE 11 (1911), 164ff; Daressy ASAE 12 (1912), 209ff. See P. Wilson and J. Rowland in JEA 92 (2006), 10
Umm Khadra, T SW of Husseiniya 30 49 57N
31 53 09E
230 x 125m
(2004)
 544 Amsterdam University survey 1984-5: At the N end of a village and covered by a modern cemetery. Soil taken for brick-making from the east side. Satellite images (2005) show a large modern building on the mound. SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/690; Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff., 22.
Umm Sir, K E of Simbellawein 30 51 50N
31 29 40E
destroyed
 341 Italian survey 1987-8: Archaic pottery noted. Area of site given as between 2550 and 10,000 square metres, but almost all taken under cultivation. Only fields show on satellite imagery of 2004. SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/660; Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 45-53; id., Bull. GIECE 13, 24; see also id., in Brink, NDIT, 173. 
Umm Ugilah, T 2km S of Kafr Saqr 30 46 23N
31 37 44E
overbuilt
 672 A small mound about 100m in diameter, completely overbuilt by a modern cemetery.  SCA  Sharqiya register 13130063.
Urman, El 9km S of El-Mansura 30 56 38N
31 24 05E
overbuilt
 514 In 1893 ancient terrain was scarcely visible and consisted of Roman brick debris. Ptolemaic statue from here sold.  Now a village. Foucart ASAE 2 (1901), 48; Bietak Tell ed-Daba, II, 112.
Uruq el Mahasha, K Central N coast 31 27 18N
31 21 00E
destroyed?
 137 Satellite imagery (2003) shows much reclaimed land in this location. There is a sandy mound 200m to the east, at 31 27 20N 31 21 12E. -
Usim, K 1.5 km S of Ashmun 30 16 36N
30 59 25E
15 feddan in 1912
 45 Mined for sebakh. Inspected for the Delta Survey by Joanne Rowland. Details and photos. Satellite imagery (2005) shows the original outline of a mound some 400m diameter in the field pattern. To view in Google EarthTM, click the logo  ASAE 12, 191-2.
Wahhal, K el- N of Kafr es-Sheikh 31 14 08N
30 56 35E
330 x 310m
 273 Mound covered by houses and tombs, the latter on the east side. Lies at the south end of the town of El-Wahhal and probably extends to some extent under it. Fields to the south and west.  -
Waq, T el-  (Daoud) SW of Abu Hummus 30 55 21N
30 14 28E
200 x 130m
(2004)
 423 In Beheira list of SCA as Kom Daoud. The low mound is clear of modern building and surrounded by fields. SCA Beheira register no. 100255. SoE 1:100,000 (1916). 
Waqidi, K el- SE of K el-Hisn 30 44 52N
30 38 47E
reduced
 27 Reduced to a couple of small remnants only 30m in diameter. Curved boundaries of field layouts visible on satellite imgery (2004) suggest there may have been a large mound here. -
Wast, K el- - - - - see Kom el-Nuss el-Saghir (285) SCA  Beheira register 100170.
Yahid, K el- At Damanhur 31 01 58N
30 29 05E
destroyed
 290 No trace found by S R Snape during a visit to the area in 1996. Satellite imagery (2006) shows a cultivated area between built-up suburbs of Damanhur, the possible location of the site. SoE 1:25,000 map 92/555
Yahud, T el- Wadi Tumilat - - - See Gheyta. -
Yahudiya, T el- SE of Shibin el Qanatir 30 17 33N
31 19 51E
650 x 580m
(2006)
 311 A large site, savagely mined for sebakh. Now cut into two parts by a major road and west side levelled. Satellite imagery shows the original extent shows in the field pattern. Site of a palace of Ramesses III. SCA Qalubiya register no. 070205.
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Yasin Omar, Ez. NE of Qantir 30 48 31N
31 51 48E
partly levelled
 581 Listed in Amsterdam University 1984 -5 survey as having been partly levelled for agriculture. Remainder overbuilt by a modern cemetery. Romano-Coptic sherds seen. Brink, in MDAIK 43 (1986), 21.
Yetwal wa Yuksur, K N of El-Masara 31 14 44N
31 19 02E
410 x 375m
(2006)
 307 North of El-Masara and formerly called Tell Kurdud. Noted by Edgar in 1907 as having Coptic pottery and bricks on the surface of a low mound. Visited by J and P Spencer in 2007 and surveyed in 2009-10. Details and photos. SCA Daqahliya - Dameitta register no. 050115 (marked erroneously as 050114 on the SCA map). SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map (as Kurdud); Edgar, in ASAE 8 (1907), 276-80; Daressy, ASAE 8 (1907), 280-81.
Yusef, T near Simbellawein - -
312
 See under Shon Yusef -
Zaazi, T 2.5km NW of Qantir 30 49 03N
31 51 49E
120 x 120m
(1987)
 543 Amsterdam University survey 1984-5: Some sections drawn: sterile soil over strata with a few sherds, dating from NK, Saite and late Roman periods. Reduced to 70 x 70m by 2005. SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/690; Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff., 21.
Zalat, K el- 12km W of Dilingat 30 49 53N
30 23 56E
being levelled
 631 The site is shown in desert on the SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map. Satellite imagery (2002) shows the remains of the mound, the east side levelled. SoE 1:100,000 (1916). SCA Beheira register no. 100241. On sketch map by Coulson, in Brink, Archaeology of the Nile Delta, 260.
Zarqa, K el- SW of Abu Hummus 30 59 40N
30 11 49E
levelled
 430 Also known as Kom el-Menshiya. Only cultivated fields and a village, perhaps on the mound, exist at this location. SoE 1:100,000 (1916). Bietak Tell ed-Daba, II, map 4.
Zarqa, K ez- S of K el-Hisn 30 46 10N
30 36 40E
levelled
 25 Cultivated fields exist at this location, some of which appear top be quite recently established and may cover the levelled site. SCA Beheira register no. 10060 has a Kom el-Rezgeh in this location, almost certainly a misreading of the Arabic for Zarqa.
Zarqun, K S of Abu Hummus 30 59 55N
30 17 35E
overbuilt?
 432 A small village is all that appears on satellite imagery (2002), with a little waste ground to the west. SoE 1:100,000 (1916).
Zat el Kom NW of Ausim 30 09 50N
31 04 20E
overbuilt
 49 Now location of a small town. -
Zawiyet Razin - - - - See Manous (043) -
Zawya, K ez- W of Damanhur 31 03 05N
30 22 00E
250 x 170m
(2007)
 381 A village on a small levelled mound. SCA Beheira register no. 100119, as Kom el-Ahmar (iii). SoE 1:100,000 (1916).
Zawya, T ez- In Menzala 31 17 22N
31 50 18E
310 x 170m
(2004)
 475 Satellite imagery (2004) shows the mound clear except for a few modern buildings on either end. A canal cuts through the mound, which stands among fish farm lagoons. SCA Daqahliya - Dameitta register no. 050104. On SoE 1:100,000 (1916); ESA 1996 1:50,000 map NH36-N1d.
Zebedya, K el- (Beni Helal) 3km E of Damanhur 31 02 45N
30 30 15E
overbuilt
 616 Shown only as village of Ezbet Kom ez-Zibidiya on the SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map. The location is now levelled to fields beside the village. SoE 1:100,000 (1916). SCA Beheira register no. 100125. 
Zeinab Hanim, T S of Kafr ed-Dauwar 30 58 15N
30 07 00E
250 x 150m
(2002)
 410 Satellite imagery (2002) shows a small mound with a modern cemetery on its NE part. There are some houses on the remainder. SoE 1:100,000 (1916).
Ziezi, T S edge of Menzala 31 02 40N
32 08 40E
destroyed
 473 Lacking from ESA 1996 map NH36-N2a. Almost certainly destroyed in land reclamation. On SoE 1:100,000 (1916). 
Zila, K ez- NNW of Biyala 31 18 25N
31 07 18E
50 x 50m
(2007)
 117 A tiny mound shows on satellite imagery of 2007. SCA Kafr es-Sheikh no. 090124.
Zinein, T 4 km S of Minshat 30 52 29N
32 01 17E
300 x 230m
(2004)
 208 Noted by Petrie in 1885 as a Late Roman mound about 20 feet high, with four blocks of granite on the surface, with red bricks and glass fragments. Munich survey noted no sherds earlier than MK. Satellite images show the mound clear of modern buildings. To view in Google Earth, click the logo  SCA Sharqiya register 13060025. Müller, in SBAW 8 (1966), 17 and Abb.9. Petrie, unpublished notes inserted into volume, Tanis I, at Edwards Library, University College London.
Zuba, T NW of Balamun 31 19 17N
31 31 44E
30 x 25m
(2004)
 149 Position from SoE 1916 map. A tiny mound on satellite images of 2007. SoE 1:100,000 (1916).
Zuweida, K SE of K el-Hisn 30 44 00N
30 38 45E
destroyed
 28 Nothing but cultivated fields shows on satellite images of this location. -
Zuwelen, T (Sueilin) 4km SSE of San el Hagar 30 56 01N
31 53 29E
600 x 300m
(2005)
 324 SCA work produced material of NK and later date (Leclant 1973). Satellite imagery (2006) shows a large oval mound, almost completely clear of modern buildings except for the lowest slopes. To view in Google Earth, click the logo  SCA Sharqiya register 13060041. Coordinates in EAIS Al-Sharqiyya volume incorrect. Foucart, in ASAE 2 (1901), 79; Leclant, Or 42 (1973), 396. ESA 1:50,000 map (1996), sheet NH36-J4d.
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