Lower Egypt is the northern-most section of Egypt. It refers to the fertile Nile Delta region, which stretches from the area between El-Aiyat and Zawyet Dahshur, south of modern-day Cairo, and the Mediterranean Sea.
Today there are two principal channels that the Nile takes through the river’s delta: one in the west at Rashid and one in the east at Damietta. In ancient times,
Pliny the Elder (N.H. 5.11) said that upon reaching the delta the Nile split into seven branches (from east to west): the Pelusiac, the Tanitic, the Mendesian, the Phatnitic, the Sebennytic, the Bolbitine, and the Canopic. Today the delta region is well watered, crisscrossed by channels and canals.
Lower Egypt was known as Ta-Mehu which means “land of papyrus.” It was divided into twenty districts called nomes, the first of which was at el-Lisht. Because Lower Egypt was mostly undeveloped scrubland, undeveloped for human life and filled with all types of plant life such as grasses and herbs, the organization of the nomes underwent several changes.
The climate in Lower Egypt is milder than that of Upper Egypt. Temperatures are less extreme and rainfall is more abundant.
The capital of Lower Egypt was Buto. Its patron goddess was the cobra goddess Wadjet. Lower Egypt was represented by the Low Red Crown Deshret, and its symbol was the papyrus.
See also
- Upper Egypt
- Middle Egypt
- Upper and Lower Egypt
- Nomes of Egypt
- Geography of Egypt
- Ancient Egypt
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