Khaset (Mountain bull, also Chasuu) was one of 42 nomoi (administrative division) in Ancient Egypt. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
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Khaset was one of the 20 nomoi in Lower Egypt and had district number 6.
The area of the district is not readable, usually the nomoi were about 30-40 km (18-24 miles) in length and their area depending on the depth of the Nile valley and the beginning of the desert. [1] The area was calculated in cha-ta (1 cha-ta equals roughly 2,75 hectare / 2.4 acres) and the distance was calculated in iteru (1 iteru equals roughly 10,5 km / 6.2 miles) in length. [8]
The Niwt (main city) was Khasu/Xois (part of modern Sakha) and among other cities were Per-Wadjet/Buto (modern Tell el-Farain). Per-Wadjet was sometimes also part of the Sap-Meh nome. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Every nome was ruled by a nomarch (provincial governor) who answered directly to the pharaoh. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Every niwt had a Het net (temple) dedicated to the chief deity and a Heqa het (nomarch's residence). [1]
The districts main deity were Wadjet and Ra and among other major deities were Isis and Osiris. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Today the area is part of the Gharbia Governorate.
