Ta Shemau
E97457
Ta Shemau is the ancient Egyptian name for Upper Egypt, the southern region of the Nile Valley that formed one of the two principal divisions of ancient Egypt.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian toponym
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ part of ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedDynasties | early dynastic kings of Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nekhbet
ⓘ
surface form:
vulture goddess Nekhbet
|
| borderFeature |
First Cataract of the Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
First Cataract at Aswan
|
| capital | Waset ⓘ |
| capitalEnglishName | Thebes ⓘ |
| composedOf | Upper Egyptian nomes ⓘ |
| counterpart |
Ta-Mehu
ⓘ
surface form:
Ta Mehu
|
| counterpartEnglishName | Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| crownName | Hedjet ⓘ |
| describedAs | southern region of the Nile Valley ⓘ |
| earliestUnificationCenter | Hierakonpolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EnglishName | Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | area south of Memphis ⓘ |
| extendsTo | First Cataract of the Nile ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | cradle of early Egyptian kingship ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Upper Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Egypt
|
| majorCity |
Abydos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edfu NERFINISHED ⓘ Elephantine ⓘ Hierakonpolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebes ⓘ |
| modernTerritorialApproximation | southern Egypt from Cairo region to Aswan ⓘ |
| numberOfNomes | 22 ⓘ |
| oneOf | two principal divisions of ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| pairedInRoyalTitleWith |
Ta-Mehu
ⓘ
surface form:
Ta Mehu
|
| partOf | Nile Valley ⓘ |
| politicalRole | core territory of early Egyptian state formation ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation |
cult of Amun at Thebes
ⓘ
cult of Osiris at Abydos ⓘ |
| religiousCenter |
Abydos
ⓘ
Dendera NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebes ⓘ |
| representedBy | White Crown in royal titulary ⓘ |
| roleInIconography | one half of the Two Lands of Egypt ⓘ |
| symbol | White Crown ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Middle Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Pharaonic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemForName | hieroglyphs ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.