The city of Buto, northeast Desouk was the capital of Lower Egypt, and the seat of the kings of Northern Egypt. Ancient papyri show it was called Pe "Dep". The Greek name was "Botous" or "Botosus", Latin "Boutos", and Coptic name is "Buto", after then Arabic name is "Ebto". The city was the capital of province No. XIX called "Imty Phw".