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ARMANT
capital of the fourth nome of Upper Egypt until superseded by
Thebes. It was located on the west bank of the Nile opposite Tod.
The principal deity of the site was the god Montu, whose temple is
now destroyed. Archaeological remains date from the Predynastic
Period to the Roman Period, when it again became the nome capital.
The burials of the sacred ram Buchis have also been located. Armant
was excavated on behalf of the Egypt Exploration Society in
1927–1932, and the texts in the temple have been recorded by the
French Institute since 2002
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