Map of ancient Egypt: Upper Egypt
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 This map of ancient Egypt depicts Upper Egypt. Upper Egypt extended from the Libyan Desert south past Abu Simbel. The labelling of "upper" and "lower" seems counterintuitive, with Upper Egypt in the south and Lower Egypt in the north, but in fact relates to the Nile which flows from the highlands of East Africa (upstream) to the Mediterranean Sea (downstream). Upper Egypt was known as Ta-Shemau and was divided into twenty-two areas called Nomes. The patron goddess of the Ancient Upper Egypt is Nekhbet, and so Lower Egypt can also be represented by a vulture. This goddess appears with Wadjet (of Lower Egypt) in the Pharaoh's "Nebty" name (also known as the "two ladies"). However, Upper Egypt was also associated with Isis, Hathor, Sekhmet and Set. Upper Egypt was associated with the lotus flower but was also represented by the sedge reed, which is referenced in the Pharaoh's Prenomen which begins with the epithet "he of the sedge and bee" (meaning he of Upper and Lower Egypt). The Pharaoh (and some of the gods) wore the White Crown ("hedjet") to display their guardianship of Upper Egypt. This crown was combined with the Red Crown of Lower Egypt to form the Double Crown ("pschent"). |
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1: Ta Khentit (Land of the arch) or Ta-Seti (the frontier)
Khnum, Satet (Satis), Anuket (Anukis), Isis, Horus the Elder and Sobek
Cities
Abu (Elephantine), temples of Khnum and Satet (Satis) and temple of Amenhotep III (now demolished)
Sunet (Syene, Aswan), temple of Isis
Nubyt (Arabic Kom Ombo), double temple of Sobek with Horus
White Chapel
Represented by Horus
2: Behde or Utes-Hor (Throne of Horus)
Horus
Cities
Djeba (Apollonopolis, Edfu), temple of Horus and the shrine of governor Isi
White Chapel
Represented by Horus of Behedet
3: Ten (The rural Shrine)
Horus, Nekhbet, Khnum, Neith
Cities
Nekhen (Hierakonpolis, Kom al-Ahmar), temple of Horus
Nekheb (Eleithyiaspolis, Elkab), temple of Nekhbet and Sobek
Nekheb desert valley, temples of Hathor and Shesmetet
Iunet (Esna), temple of Khnum and Neith
White Chapel
Represented by Nekhbet, Horus of Nekhen, Wenu
4: Wast (The Was sceptre)
Amun, Mut, Khonsu, Montu, Sobek, Meretseger, the Buchis cult,
Cities
Perhathor (Pathyris, Gebelein), temple of Hathor
Imiotru (Rizeiqat), temple of Montu
Djerty (Tod), temple of Montu
Waset (Thebes, also Qurneh for West Bank or Luxor and Karnak for East Bank), temple of Amun,
Mut and Khonsu (and many others)
Madu (Medamud), temple of Montu
White Chapel
Represented by Montu
5: Herui (The two falcons)
Min, Seth
Cities
Shenhur, temple of Isis
Gis (Apollonopolis mikra, Qus), temple of Horus and Heqet, and divine child Khonsu-Thoth
Gebtyu (Coptos, Qift), temple of Min and Isis
Nubt (Ombos, Naqada), temple of Seth
White Chapel
Represented by Min of Coptos
6: Aa-ta (Crocodile)
Hathor, Ihy
Cities
Iunet (Tentyris, Dendera), temples of Hathor and Ihy
White Chapel
Represented by Hathor and Iq
7: Sheshesh (Sistrum)
Bat, Hu
Cities
Hut-Sekhem-Senusret (Diospolis Parva, Hu)
White Chapel
Represented by Bat
8: Abt (Great Land)
Khentamentiu, Osiris, Anhur
Cities
Abdju (Osiris, Abydos, al-Arabah), temple of Osiris Khentamentiu
White Chapel
Represented by Khentamentiu
9: Minu
Min
Cities
Ipu khent-min (Panopolis, Akhmim), temple of Min
Hut-Repyt (Athribis, Wannina)
White Chapel
Represented by Min
10: Uatchet (the snake)
Seth, Maahes, Nemty
Cities
Djebu (Antaeopolis, Qau al-Kabir), temple of Nemty
White Chapel
Represented by Bau (or Seru?)
11: Set
Horus, Seth
Cities
Shashotep (Apotheke, Shutb)
White Chapel
Represented by Bau
12: Dw-f
Nemty
Cities
Hut-Sekhem-Senusret (Hu)
White Chapel
Represented by Matyt or Bat
13: Atef-Khent
Wepwawet, Anubis
Cities
Saut (Lycopolis, Asyut), temple of Wepwawet
White Chapel
Represented by Wepwawet
14: Atef-Pehu
Hathor
Cities
Qesy (Cusae, al-Qusiya), temple of Hathor
White Chapel
Represented by Hathor (but her name is lost)
15: Wn
Thoth, the Ogdoad
Cities
Khemenu (Hermopolis, Ashmunein), temple of Thoth
White Chapel
Represented by Aha (Bes) or Wenut
16: Mehmahetch (Oryx)
Pakhet, Khnum
Cities
Hebenu (Kom el-Ahmar), temple of Horus (not found)
Tadehnet (Greek Akoris, Arabic Tehna), temple of Amun and possibly Sobek
White Chapel
Represented by Horus of Hebenu
17: Anubis / Anput
Anubis, Anput
Cities
Saka (al-Qes?), temple of Bata?
Hardai, temple of Anubis
White Chapel
Represented by Anubis of Henu
18: Nemty
Nemty
Cities
Hutnesut (Sharuna), temple of Horus-Dunanwy
Hardai, temple of Anubis
White Chapel
Represented by Nemty
19: Wab (The pure sceptres)
Seth, Mormyrus fish
Cities
Permedjed (Oxyrhynchus, Bahnasa)
White Chapel
Represented by Igay
20: Atef-Khent (the southern Sycamore)
Heryshef
Cities
Henennesut (Heracleopolis, Ihnasya), temple of Heryshef
White Chapel
empty
21: Atef-Pehu (the Lower Laurel/ the northern Sycamore)
Khnum, Sobek, Renpet
Cities
Shedyet (Crocodilopolis in Greek and Euergetis or Arsinoe during the Ptolemaic period), cult of Sobek
Shenakhen/Semenuhor (Akanthon, possibly near Kafr Ammar or Kafr Tarkhan)
White Chapel
Represented by Khnum
22: Maten (the knife)
Hathor
Cities
Tepihu (Aphroditopolis, Atfih), temple of Hathor
The White Chapel entry suggets that the Fayum region was part of this province
White Chapel
Represented by Neith and Sobek of the southern lake
Map of ancient Egypt: Lower Egypt
