Seta-ta
one of the two mummies in the Fourth Division corridor
What is claimed
The census carries this name with the following description, taken verbatim from the aggregate list it was extracted from:
A mummified god in the fourth division of Duat
The census is exactly right, which is worth recording because it so often is not. He is a mummied form, he is in the Fourth Division, and the archive says so in one sentence.
Identified
Group: the two mummied gods of the Fourth Division corridor [budge-1904]. The pylon of the Fourth Division is called Nebt-s-tchefau and the serpent guarding it, standing upon its tail, is Tchetbi. Budge: "The gods in mummied forms who stand one at the beginning and one at the end of the corridor are called Nenuerbesta and Seta-ta respectively."
He is therefore the far end of a corridor with a mummy at each end. Also in this division: nine gods guarding the wall, called "the third company of the great god"; twelve gods described as "the bringers of their doubles"; twelve jackal-headed figures walking on the Lake of Life; and ten uraei rising out of the Lake of uraei.
Under the companies rule (C246) this is a pointer rather than an entry: the source names the member and describes only the set it belongs to. Found by reading the scene whole rather than searching the name — none of these names is printed outside its list (C362).
The record
Every claim above traces to a row here. Source, exact place in that source, and what it actually supports.
| Source | Locus | Attests |
|---|---|---|
[budge-1904] | *Gods of the Egyptians* I, the **Fourth Division / Fourth Hour** | **Seta-ta**, mummied, standing at **the end of the corridor**, paired with **Nenuerbesta** at the beginning; pylon **Nebt-s-tchefau**, serpent **Tchetbi** |
[budge-1905-gates] | *Book of Gates* II | the name occurs again; the locus is unread |
Sources
[budge-1904]— Budge, The Gods of the Egyptians (1904), vol. I. Public domain, archived. A transcribed roster with an accompanying description of the scene, which is Budge at his most dependable.
Open questions
- Read the Book of Gates occurrence. The name appears there too and this entry has not gone to it. Same name or a second being?
- Nenuerbesta, his opposite number at the other end, is not in the census. Check.
- Why two mummies, one at each end? The Fourth Division corridor is a passage, and it is bracketed. Whether the pair are guards, markers or something else is not said.
- The twelve jackal-headed figures walking on the Lake of Life are a set worth reading whole (C362).
Cite this entry
Research grade: ⇄duplicate — A second spelling or roster listing of a name entered elsewhere.
"Seta-ta", The Egyptian God Corpus,
graded duplicate, retrieved 2026-08-10.