Inebu-hedj
Inebu-hedj (White Walls, also Inbu-Hedj, White fortress) was one of 42 nomes (administrative division) in Ancient Egypt.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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Geography
Inebu-hedj was one of the 20 nomes in Lower Egypt and had district number 1.
The Niwt (main city) was Menefer/Memphis (part of modern Mit Rahina) and among other cities were Saqqara.[2][3][4][5][6]
History
Every nome was ruled by a nomarch (provincial governor) who answered directly to the pharaoh.[2][3][4][5]
Every niwt had a Hut netjer (temple) dedicated to the chief deity and a Heqa hut (nomarch's residence).[1]
The district's main deity was Horus; among others major deities were Apis, Hathor, Isis, Nefertem, Ptah, Seker and Sekhmet.[2][3][4][5][6]
As of 2017[update] the area is part of the Cairo Governorate.
References
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Egypt Ancient.net, accessdate=2010-07-14 - ^ a b c d [1], Egypt tourist authority, accessdate=2010-07-14
- ^ a b c d "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Ancient Egyptian religion, Philae.net, accessdate=2010-07-14 - ^ a b c d [2], Reshafim.org, accessdate=2010-07-14
- ^ a b c d [3], Aldokan.com, accessdate=2010-07-14
- ^ a b c [4], Digital Egypt for Universities, accessdate=2010-07-14
- Helck, Wolfgang ; Westendorf, Wolfhart: Lexikon der Ägyptologie. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 1977. ISBN 3-447-01876-3
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