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A nome (/ n oʊ m /, from Ancient Greek: νομός, nomós, "district") was a territorial division in ancient Egypt. Each nome was ruled by a nomarch (Ancient Egyptian: ḥrj tp ꜥꜣ, "Great Chief"). The number of nomes changed through the various periods of the history of ancient Egypt.
Nome, administrative division of ancient Egypt. The system of dividing the country into nomes was definitely in force by the time of the Old Kingdom (c. 2575–c. 2130 bc) and persisted with modifications until the Muslim conquest (ad 640). In late times there were 42 nomes, or provinces, 22 in Upper.
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A Nome (from Greek: Νομός, “district”) was an administrative part of ancient Egypt. Nome is a Greek name, used late in Egypt's history; the Egyptian name was "sepat". The division of ancient Egypt into nomes happened before 3100 BC. These nomes began as autonomous city-states, but later began to join together.
Khnumhotep II (ẖnmw-ḥtp, "Khnum is pleased") was an ancient Egyptian Great Chief of the Oryx nome (the 16th nome of Upper Egypt) during the reign of pharaohs Amenemhat II and Senusret II of the 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom (20th century BCE). He is well known for his tomb at Beni Hasan and its decorations.
The Arabia Nome was a province in Ancient Egypt (nome being the Greek term for district). It was located in northern Egypt, approximately from the eastern bank of the Nile Delta to the Suez Canal region, and its capital was at Phacusa on the site of what is today known as the city of Faqous in the Sharqiyah governate.
A Nome was an administrative part of ancient Egypt. Nome is a Greek name, used late in Egypt's history; the Egyptian name was "sepat". The division of ancient Egypt into nomes happened before 3100 BC. These nomes began as autonomous city-states, but later began to join together.
Jan 9, 2022 · NOME (Lat. nomus, from Gk. νόμος, nomos, province, district, from νέμειν, nemein, to pasture, distribute). The name given by the Greeks to the provinces or districts into which Egypt was divided, from the earliest historical period down to the time of the Roman dominion.
