Tall ar-Rutabi

REGISTERED: Yes
OTHER NAMES: Per-Atum Tjeku, Tall Atrabi, Tall Rutab, Tall ar-Ratabah/ ‘Izbat Abu as-Sayyid

    This site lies strategically between the merging point between the two canals in the Wadi Tumaylat and is one of the oldest in the region, possibly to be identified with the 'Walls of the Nomarch" in the story of Sinuhe. Secure archaeological remains date to the New Kingdom, with extensive rebuilding during the 26th dynasty. Early excavators include both Naville and Petrie, and it was also surveyed by the Wadi Tumaylat Project in the late 1970's-early 1980's.

 

The site exemplifies many of the typical threats in the Delta: urban encroachment, intrusions such as water pipes and roads, and agricultural fields and drainage canals around it

 

     Amlaak Maps

Official maps used by the SCA based on ESA maps, showing the official borders of archaeological sites.

Other Backgrounds

     ESA/AGR 1:2500 Maps  

Ministry of Agriculture (AGR) updated ESA cadastral maps to demonstrate urban expansion until 1985. These maps are commonly used by local land authorities and land use planners..


     ESA 1:10,000 Maps (new series) 

Topographic maps produced by ESA for the executive establishment for North Sinai development project. They are based on aerial photographs, scale 1:15000 in 1996.  

     ESA 1:25,000 Maps (old series) 

Topographic maps produced by ESA. Most of this series was produced in 1930's.

    ESA/MSD 1:25, 000 Maps (new series) 

Topographic maps produced by ESA and/or MSD (Military Survey Department). They are based on aerial photographs in 1980-90's.

    ESA 1:50,000 Topographical Maps 

ESA maps with urban and topographical features, produced in 1993. These maps are useful in showing the relationships between archaeological sites and built-up land.

     MSD 1:100,000 Maps (new series) 

Topographic maps produced by MSD (Military Survey Department). They are based on the old 1:100,000 series and aerial photographs in 1956. Some features were updated from aerial photographs in 1988.