Ta-Seti
Ta-Seti was the first nome of Upper Egypt, one of 42 nomoi in Ancient Egypt. Ta-Seti also marked the border area towards Nubia.History
Every nome was ruled by a nomarch who answered directly to the pharaoh.
The area of the district was about 2 cha-ta and about 10,5 iteru in length.
The Niwt was Abu / Elephantine and among other cities were P'aaleq / Philae, Sunet / Syene and Pa-Sebek / Omboi. Every niwt had a Het net dedicated to the chief deity and a Heqa het.
The district's main deity was Horus and among others major deities were Anuket, Arensnuphis, Hathor, Isis, Khnum, Mandulis, Satet and Sobek.
Today the area is part of the Aswan Governorate.
The Ta-Seti people and their identity is still trying to be deciphered. Today from what is known they are believed to have spoken a Nilo-Saharan language.The following is a partial genealogy of the nomarchs of Ta-Seti during the 12th Dynasty. The nomarchs are underlined.
