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Ta-Seti (uppermost) at the "White Chapel" in Karnak Map of all nomoi in Upper EgyptTa-Seti (Land of the bow, also Ta Khentit, the Frontier or Borderland) was the first nome (administrative division) of Upper Egypt, one of 42 nomoi in Ancient Egypt.
Ancient Egyptian Nome Name Capital Modern Capital God Image Unicode Transliteration Translation 1 Ta-Seti: 𓈶: tꜣ-sty Ta-Seti. Land of the bow: 𓍋𓃀𓃰𓅱𓎶𓈊 Abu / Yeb [Yb] (Elephantine) Sunnu/ Irp-Ḥesp : Khnum: 2 Wetjes-Her: 𓈷: wṯs-ḥrw Wetjes-Hor. Throne of Horus: 𓌥𓃀𓊖 Djeba (Apollonopolis Magna) Behdet/Wetjes-Hor
Nubia had a strong relationship with archery throughout antiquity. Egyptians referred to Nubia as Ta-Seti; meaning “land of the bow”. Evidence of archery in Ancient Nubia traces back to Neolithic rock art present throughout the region and high distributions or bow and arrows accompanying male burials of all ages.
Medjay (also Medjai, Mazoi, Madjai, Mejay, Egyptian mḏꜣ.j, a nisba of mḏꜣ [1]) was a demonym used in various ways throughout ancient Egyptian history to refer initially to a nomadic group from Nubia and later as a generic term for desert-ranger police. [2] They were sometimes confused with the Pan-Grave culture.
Because Nubians were very skilled archers, Egyptians also called Nubia and the southernmost region of Egypt (near Elephantine) by the moniker Ta-Seti, meaning "Law of the Bow." [ 1 ] Accordingly, the Nubian inhabitants were named Iuntiu-setiu , which translates to "Bowmen."
Kushite religion is the traditional belief system and pantheon of deities associated with the Ancient Kushites, who founded the Kingdom of Kush in the land of Nubia (also known as Ta-Seti) in present-day Sudan. [1] [2]
The island was also a vital stone quarry, providing granite for monuments and buildings all over Egypt. Historical texts from the Middle Kingdom of Egypt mention the mother of Amenemhat I, founder of the Twelfth Dynasty, being from [10] the Elephantine Egyptian nome Ta-Seti.
Menmaatre Seti I (or Sethos I in Greek) was the second pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt during the New Kingdom period, ruling c. 1294 or 1290 BC to 1279 BC. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He was the son of Ramesses I and Sitre , and the father of Ramesses II .