Egyptian Occult History: The Nomes of Upper Egypt

Thursday, August 3, 2017

The Nomes of Upper Egypt

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").

1: Ta Khentit (Frontier) or Ta-Seti (land of the bow)

Gods
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: Wetjes Hor (Throne of Horus)

Gods
Horus

Cities
Djeba (Apollonopolis, Edfu), temple of Horus and the shrine of governor Isi

White Chapel
Represented by Horus of Behedet

3: Nekhen (The rural Shrine)

Gods
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: Waset (The Was sceptre)

Gods
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)

Gods
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