In early 1886 the British archaeologist William Matthew Flinders Petrie began excavations at the Delta site of Tell Nabasha. During his excavations Petrie uncovered a large temple area, a cemetery with tombs dating from the Ramesside to the Roman Period as well as the remains of a Late Period settlement. Petries excavations also suggested that the site was known in ancient times as Imet, a significant cult centre of the cobra goddess Wadjet.
This publication brings together archival material pertaining to Petries excavations, and also results of later excavations at the site. In addition, it presents the artefacts found by Petrie during his work at Tell Nabasha which are now in the collections of the British Museum. On the basis of this material, it explores the history of ancient Imet and the sites development from the New Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Period and beyond.
