Letopolis was an ancient Egyptian city located on the west bank of the Nile in the Sapi-Res Nome. It was founded during the Old Kingdom era, and Sekhmet was its original patron god. Egypt later underwent a period of desertification which the faithful attributed to hubris, and the sands claimed large portions of the city over the years. During the mid-1st century BC, Taharqa was made the city's steward, and he built the Temple of Horus by the Nile to re-establish Horus as the city's new patron god. Taharqa planned to recolonize the city, offering housing to anyone willing to dig up an old building. After Taharqa was assassinated in 48 BC, the plans to reoccupy the city were abandoned, and Letopolis became a lost city.