El Tod is one of the archaeological sites in Qena Governorate On the eastern bank of the Nile to the south of Armant. It is a city of a great history dating back to the Old Kingdom and encloses a number of monuments that traces back to various historical phases. On its land stands a mud-brick chapel from the beginning of the Fifth Dynasty as well as a block of granite bearing the name of King Sahure were found.
The kings of the Middle Kingdom showed great interest in this site: King Mentuhotep II constructed a temple for god Montu, to which King Mentuhotep III and Senusert I added other annexes. The interest in the temple and the site increased in the New Kingdom: King Thutmosis III and others from the New Kingdom contributed to the restoration of the temple and added new constructions. ...
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