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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.
Map of the nomes of upper Egypt. 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.
NumberEgyptian NameCapitalModern Capital1Aneb-HetchIneb Hedj / Men-nefer / Menfe (Memphis)Mit Rahina2KhensuAusim3AmentImu (Apis)4Sapi-ResPtkhekanome, 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 and 20 in Lower Egypt.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
The word “nome” is the Greek term (from “nomos” which means “law”) for the forty-two provinces of ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptian term was “sepat”. Egypt had been divided into provinces since the Pre-dynastic period, but it is thought that there were originally fewer nomes.
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". Map of the nomes of lower Egypt. Map of the nomes of upper Egypt. The division of ancient Egypt into nomes happened before 3100 BC.
The term 'nome' refers to an administrative district of Ancient Egypt. The term nome (from the Greek “nomos” meaning district) came into usage from the Ptolemaic period (late 4th century BC onwards). This name replaced the original Egyptian district name “sepat”.
