Tel Habuwa
Tel Habuwa (also Tell Habua) is an archaeological site in Lower Egypt, located 3 kilometers from the Suez Canal in the Ismailia Governorate. It was suggested by scholars that this is the Ancient Egyptian Eastern-border city called Tjaru from the Middle Kingdom of Egypt.
The site consists of three sectors, labelled Tel Habuwa I, II and III. Tel Habuwa I dates from the end of the
The 2013 excavations in the site had unearthed the remains of buildings from
Two steles were also discovered in Tel Habuwa, they contained the names of a woman who seemingly was a Hyksos royalty, called "Tani" (dated to live circa 1570 BC), whose title was "Sister of the King", and of a Hyksos prince called "Nahsy", who is also mentioned in the Turin King List and in scarabs previously found in Egypt.
The head of the excavation had offered that this site was attacked prior to Avaris' downfall to make sure that the Hyksos would not send messengers from Tel Habuwa to call back-up forces from Canaan (which is quite near) to aid them against Ahmose I's army.
In Tel Habuwa I were uncovered parts of a
See also
References
- ^ Elsayed Abdel-Alimː Tel Habuaː new discoveries from the Saite Period, in Egyptian Archaeology 56, Spring 2020, p. 10
- ^ Hyksos buildings discovered at the Tel Habuwa dig at News Network Archaeology
- ^ "Hyksos buildings are the latest ancient discovery in Tel Habuwa - Ancient Egypt - Heritage". Ahram Online.
- ^ Elsayed Abdel-Alimː Tel Habuaː new discoveries from the Saite Period, in Egyptian Archaeology 56, Spring 2020, p. 10-11