Upper Egypt was represented by the tall White Crown Hedjet , and its symbols were the flowering lotus and the sedge .
Under the Ptolemies , Ptolemais Hermiou took over the role of Upper Egypt 's capital city .
Upper Egypt was represented by the tall White Crown Hedjet , and Upper Egypt 's symbols were the flowering lotus and the sedge .
Under the Ptolemies , Ptolemais Hermiou took over the role of Upper Egypt 's capital city .