Kom Abu Billo

   Modern name for a site in the third nome of Lower Egypt on the western edge of the Delta; Greek Terenuthis, possibly ancient Egyptian Perhathornebetmefkat. The principal deity of the town may have originally been Hathor and later the snake goddess Renenutet. The necropolis dates from the Old Kingdom but has yielded many stelae from the Roman Period that depict the deceased in Greek costume either standing with arms raised or reclining on a couch often associated with such Egyptian gods as Anubis or Horus, sometimes with texts in Greek. The area was first excavated on behalf of the Egypt Exploration Fund from 1887–1888 when remains of a Ptolemaic temple were discovered. Further excavations were carried out by the University of Michigan in 1935 and the Egyptian Antiquities Service from 1970–1971.

Historical Dictionary Of Ancient Egypt by Morris L. Bierbrier