Ta-Seti Existed Before Egypt

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Ta-Seti is an Ancient Kemetian or Egyptian term meaning Land of the Bow.  This term was used to reference Ancient Nubia in antiquity for thousands of years.  The term was given to Ancient Nubia because their warrior specialized in crafting and using bows.  Nubian Bowmen appear in rock art dating back to the Neolithic Period.  Largely known throughout most of their history for being hunters when the Nubians started trading with other groups their most valuable resources came from the hunt (animal skins and ivory).

The Ta-Seti people covered a stretch of land that covered what is now Southern Egypt and Northern Sudan.  This is the oldest known name for the Nubian People and they predate the founding of Ancient Egypt.  One of the first groupings of people that could be called a civilization, the Nubians of this land developed, as most all early civilizations in the world did, around a major river; The Nile.  The Egyptian civilization eventually conquered them, but it managed to maintain their cultural identity and uniqueness.  Even in Egyptian text the strength and skill of the Nubian archers is given great praise and importance by military leaders and pharaohs.  Being able to maintain their culture and largely influence Egyptian culture would eventually cause them to win their independence from Egypt, becoming their own nation, ultimately conquering Egypt.  

Points on the Ta-Seti

• Ta-Seti (Land of the Bow)   3900 BCE- 3100 BCE 
  
• Ta-Seti was called the land of the bow because the bow and arrow were their main weapon
  
• The first Nubian state with a 12 Pharaoh dynasty; Taharqa and Tanoutamon are the last two Nubian Pharaohs. 
  
• The main city of Ta-Seti was Elephantine other cities were modern-day Philae, Aswan, and Kom Ombo
  
• The kingdom was broken up into Nome’s (Administrative Divisions) which a Monarch governed
  
• Archaeologists found the earliest hieroglyph writings in Ta-Seti
  
• Ta-Seti was a Nubian Kingdom that predated Egypt and eventually was conquered by and became Egypt. 
  
• The main deities were Heru, Auset, and Khnum, who became Egyptian deities.
  
• The Kingdom of Ta-Seti stretched from northern Sudan to southern Kemet  
  
• Ta-Seti is also known as Kush or Ancient Ethiopia 
  
• Many Female heads of state known as Kentake (Candice) meaning “Queen Mother” ruled in Ta-Seti.
  

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