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Historical Sepats (nomes,
Cult Centers & Cities

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The Greek word 'Nome' is often used instead of the ancient Egyptian 'Sepat', to denote a province where towns and cities were governed by an overseer or governor. Beside being numbered they also carried a title, which is listed here directly after the number.

The ancient sitename is given in bold letters, next comes the Greek sitename, given in italic letters, and lastly the modern sitename in normal letters.

Some of them are uncertain, some of them are unknown to us and then marked with a - .

A great worship center would also include the whole area around the main city so that the deity would influence also the smaller locations within it.

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List of Sepats in Upper Egypt



1st Sepat: "Ta-Sety"
Iat-Rek-Philae - : ASET/Isis, HET-HERT/Hathor
Abu-Elephantine - : KHNUM, SATET, ANUKET
Swenet-Syene-Assuan: -
Nebet-Ombi-Kom Ombo: HAORIS(HERU/Horus), SOBEK
Kheny - Gebel:

2nd Sepat: "Throne of Heru"
(sandstone quarries)
Djeba-Apollinopolis Magna-Edfu: HERU/Horus
Nekhen-Hierakonpolis - : HERU/Horus
Iunyt-Latopolis-Esna: KHNUM, NIT/Neith, HEQET;
Nile Perch cemetery)


3rd Sepat: "Shrine"
Nekheb-Eileithyiaspolis-Elkab: NEKHBET, DJEHUTY/Thoth

Hefat - el-Moalla: (archaic tombs)

4th Sepat: "Sceptre"
Djerty-Tuphium-Tod: MONTU, AMUN, MUT, KHONSU
SOBEK of Sumenu
Per-Het-Hert-Pathyris(Aphriditopolis)-Gebelein: HET-HERT/Hathor
Iuny-Hermonthis-Armant: MONTU
Wast-Diospolis Magna/Thebes-Luxor: AMUN, MUT, MONTU, KHONSU

Djamet - Medinet Habu: AMUN

5th Sepat: "Two Falcons"
Nebyet-Ombos-Tukh: SET of Nubet
Gesy-Apollinopolis Parva-Qus: HAROERIS(HERU/Horus),HEQET

Gebtu-Koptos-Qift: MIN, ASET/Isis

6th Sepat: "Crocodile"
Iunet-Tentyris-Dendera: HET-HERT/Hathor, ASET/Isis, HERU/Horus

7th Sepat: "Sistrum"
Hut-Sekhem-Diospolis Parva-Hiw: BAT, Necropolis for Ibis, Dog, Falcon

8th Sepat: "Great Land"
Abedju-WESIR/Osiris-Abydos: Osireion, archaic tombs
Tjeny-Thinis-Girga: ruins of ancient capital

9th Sepat: "Min"
Ipu(khent-min)-Khemmis Panopolis-Akhmin: MIN, (Old & Middle Kingdom rock tombs)

Hut-Repyt-Athribis-Wannina:
-

10th Sepat: "Cobra"
Djew-qa-Antaeopolis-Qaw el-Kebir: SET, Caesarion (cemetaries 12 - dyn.)
11th Sepat: "Set"
- - Shutb: SET
12th Sepat: "Viper Mount"
- - el-Atawla: ANTI, 6th Dyn. tombs
13th Sepat: "Upper Sycamore and Viper"
Zawty-Lykopolis-Asyut: WEPWAWET, YINEPU (Anubis), cemetaries
14th Sepat: "Lower Sycamore and Viper"
Qis/-Cusae-el-Qusiya: HET-HERT (Hathor), 6th &12th Dyn. tombs
Akhet-aten - el-Amarna: ruins, ATEN

15th Sepat: "Hare"
Khmun-Hermopolis/-l-Ashmunein: DJEHUTY/Thoth, AMUN & THE OGDOAD, ATEN
Herwer-Hur - :

-
16th Sepat: "Oryx"
Hebenu - Kom el-Ahmar: PAKHET, 3rd Dyn. pyramid, rock tombs
Menat-Khufu - el-Minya: -

17th Sepat: "Jackal"
- Hardai - :YINEPU (Anubis) -

18th Sepat: "Anti"
Teudjoi-Ankyrononpolis-el-Hiba: ANTI, AMUN "OF GREAT ROARING"

19th Sepat: "Two Sceptres"
Per-Medjed-Oxhyrynchus-el-Bahnasa: SET, MORMYRUS fish cult

20th Sepat: "Southern Sycamore"
Henen-nesut/-Herkleopolis-Ihnasya el-Medina: HERYSHEF ("He Who is of the Lake")

21st Sepat: "Northern Sycamore"
Maidum: KHNUM, 3rd Dyn. pyramids

22nd Sepat: "Knife"
- Aphroditopolis-Atfih: HET-HERT/Hathor (?)




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