Nekheb

This bustling city stretches for more than two miles along the eastern bank of the Stygian, about 50 miles south of the capital city of Thybos. Steep sandstone cliffs border the city on the north and south, and the same sandstone is easy to recognize in Nekheb’s temples and civic buildings. The city is dedicated to Nekhbet, the vulture goddess, a deity of protection and war, and the high seat of her temple is found here. This temple is home to the goddess’s oracle, the oldest office of oracle in all Khemit.
Nekheb is an ancient city that dates back to before the founding of the conjoined double kingdoms. It has been a prominent administrative center during several dynasties, and many important officials are buried in the rock-cut tombs of its necropolis, including regional governors, archpriests of Khemit, and one well-known admiral whose ships saved the country from an invasion. Parts of the sandstone cliffs are covered with carvings, some of which seem to be very old and of uncertain origin. It has been several generations since anyone cared to investigate them, so there may or may not be anyone now who recalls the purpose of the carvings.

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Settlement

Nekheb, City of

Ruler

Principal Administrator Horem-Gerizon

Government

bureaucracy

Population

75,176 (mostly Khemitite)

Type

City

Owning Organization

Khemit