Ancient Sais City

Location	Lower Egypt - West Delta on the Canopic branch of the Nile
Nome	Capital of Northern shield - the 5th nome of Lower Egypt
Type of Settlement	Capital City
Local deity	Neith - goddess of warfare
Ancient name	Zau
Contemporary name	Sa el-Hagar
Historical Development	There are no surviving remains for the city before the New Kingdom the city came to prominence during the Third Intermediate Period Late Kingdom - Became Capital of Egypt during the 24th and 26th Dynasties It was an impressive city with many stone buildings. The temple of Neith rivaled in splendor that of the temple of Karnak. Herodotus writing in the 5th century BC., described large obelisks, a sacred lake and a huge granite naos of Ahmose II
Monuments	Due to water damage, there are few surviving traces of this town consisting of relief blocks Many of the blocks found at Rosetta, including the famous Rosetta Stone which provided the key to the decipherment of hieroglyphs, came originally from Sais.