Lynn Meskell, Private Life in New Kingdom Egypt, Princeton University Press 2002, p. 34Ian Shaw, The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, Oxford University Press 2003, p. 279 Names Its Ancient Egyptian name was Ineb Hedj -LRB- '' The White Walls '-RRB-.
It was an administrative centre throughout ancient historyLynn Meskell, Private Life in New Kingdom Egypt, Princeton University Press 2002, p. 34Ian Shaw, The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, Oxford University Press 2003, p. 279.