Upper Nile Region
The southern regions of ancient Egypt were known as Upper Egypt, which stretched down from roughly Cairo to the area of Elephantine, including modern Aswan and the first cataract.
Upper Egypt had the tall white crown known as the "hedjet" and its symbol was the lotus flower. Its patron goddess was the vulture goddess Nekhbet of Nekheb, while Lower Egypt had the low red crown known as the "deshret" and its symbol was the papyrus plant. Its patron goddess was the cobra goddess Wadjet of Buto. The two lands of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt could also be embodied in the "nebty", meaning "two ladies", the cobra goddess Wadjet and the vulture goddess Nekhbet. Together they symbolised the unity and duality of the Egyptian world.
Basic map of the Nile south of Elephantine includes Lower and Upper Nubia. View Map