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List of nomes according to the inscriptions of Senwosret I on the White Chapel at Karnak.
Lower Egypt[edit]
| Number | Egyptian Name | Capital | Modern name of capital site | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inb-ḥḏ | Ineb Hedj / Mennefer | Mit Rahina (Memphis) | White Walls |
| 2 | Ḫm | Khem | Ausim (Letopolis) | Cow's thigh |
| 3 | Imntt | Hut-ihet | Kom el-Hisn | West |
| 4 | Nt-rsy | Saw | Sais | Southern Neith nome |
| 5 | Nt-mḥty | Saw | Sais | Northern Neith nome |
| 6 | Khaset | Khasu | Sakha (Xois) | Mountain bull |
| 7 | Wʿ-m-ḥww-imntt | Unknown | Unknown | West harpoon |
| 8 | Wʿ-m-ḥww-iȝbtt | Tjeku / Per-Atum (Heroonpolis) | Pithom | East harpoon |
| 9 | ʿnḏty (nome) | Anedjti | Abu Sir Bara (Busiris) | Andjeti |
10-13 are lost on the S I list
| 10 || Ka-khem || Hut-hery-ib (Athribis) || Banha (Tell Atrib) || Black bull |- | 11 || Ka-heseb || Taremu (Leontopolis) || Tell al-Urydam || Heseb bull |- | 12 || Theb-ka || Tjebnutjer (Sebennytos) || Samanud || Calf and Cow |- | 13 || Heq-At || Iunu (Heliopolis) || Materiya (suburb of Cairo) || Prospering Sceptre |- | 14 || Khent-abt || Tjaru (Sile, Tanis) || Tell Abu Sefa || Eastmost |- | 15 || Tehut || Ba'h / Weprehwy (Hermopolis Parva) || Baqliya || Ibis |- | 16 || Kha || Djedet (Mendes) || Tell al-Rubˁ || Fish |-
14 Ḥȝt-mḥyt Ḏdt (jtrw) 12 ḫȝ(tȝ) 6 sṯȝt 3 sṯȝt 1 mḥ 2 šsp 3 ḏbʿ 2 mḥ 97 šsp 3 ḏbʿ 2
15 Ḥqȝ-ʿnḏ ȝst Bȝstt Sw (jtrw) 15 ḫȝ(tȝ) 3 sṯȝt 5 [sṯȝt 1] mḥ 1+x [...] šsp ḏbʿ 2 mḥ 98 šsp 3 ḏbʿ 2
16 Ḫnt(y)-jȝbty gs Ḥr ḥr(y)-[jb] Bnw (jtrw) 3 ḫȝ(tȝ) 3 sṯȝt 1 mḥ 1 šsp 3 ḏbʿ 2 mḥ 98 šsp 3 ḏbʿ 2
| 17 || Semabehdet || Semabehdet (Diospolis Inferior) || Tell el-Balamun || The throne
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| 18 || Am-Khent || Per-Bastet (Bubastis) || Tell Bastah (near Zagazig) || Prince of the South
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| 19 || Am-Pehu || Dja'net (Leontopolis Tanis) || Tell Nebesha or San el-Hagar || Prince of the North
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| 20 || Sopdu || Per-Sopdu || Saft al-Henna || Plumed Falcon
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Lower Egypt[edit]
| Number | Egyptian Name | Capital | Modern name of capital site | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aneb-Hetch | Ineb Hedj / Men-nefer / Menfe (Memphis) | Mit Rahina | White Walls |
| 2 | Khensu | Khem (Letopolis) | Ausim | Cow's thigh |
| 3 | Ahment | Imu (Apis) | Kom el-Hisn | West |
| 4 | Sapi-Res | Ptkheka | Tanta | Southern shield |
| 5 | Sap-Meh | Zau (Sais) | Sa el-Hagar | Northern shield |
| 6 | Khaset | Khasu (Xois) | Sakha | Mountain bull |
| 7 | A-ment | (Hermopolis Parva, Metelis) | Damanhur | West harpoon |
| 8 | A-bt | Tjeku / Per-Atum (Heroonpolis, Pithom) | Tell al-Maskhuta | East harpoon |
| 9 | Ati | Djed (Busiris) | Abu Sir Bara | Andjeti |
| 10 | Ka-khem | Hut-hery-ib (Athribis) | Banha (Tell Atrib) | Black bull |
| 11 | Ka-heseb | Taremu (Leontopolis) | Tell al-Urydam | Heseb bull |
| 12 | Theb-ka | Tjebnutjer (Sebennytos) | Samanud | Calf and Cow |
| 13 | Heq-At | Iunu (Heliopolis) | Materiya (suburb of Cairo) | Prospering Sceptre |
| 14 | Khent-abt | Tjaru (Sile, Tanis) | Tell Abu Sefa | Eastmost |
| 15 | Tehut | Ba'h / Weprehwy (Hermopolis Parva) | Baqliya | Ibis |
| 16 | Kha | Djedet (Mendes) | Tell al-Rubˁ | Fish |
| 17 | Semabehdet | Semabehdet (Diospolis Inferior) | Tell el-Balamun | The throne |
| 18 | Am-Khent | Per-Bastet (Bubastis) | Tell Bastah (near Zagazig) | Prince of the South |
| 19 | Am-Pehu | Dja'net (Leontopolis Tanis) | Tell Nebesha or San el-Hagar | Prince of the North |
| 20 | Sopdu | Per-Sopdu | Saft al-Henna | Plumed Falcon |
Upper Egypt[edit]
| Number | Egyptian Name | Capital | Modern Capital | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ta-Seti | Abu / Yebu (Elephantine) | Aswan | Land of the bow |
| 2 | Wetjes-Hor | Djeba (Apollonopolis Magna) | Edfu | Throne of Horus |
| 3 | Nekhen | Nekhen (Hierakonpolis) | al-Kab | Shrine |
| 4 | Waset | Niwt-rst / Waset (Thebes) | Karnak | Sceptre |
| 5 | Herui | Gebtu (Coptos) | Qift | The two falcons |
| 6 | Aa-ta | Iunet / Tantere (Tentyra) | Dendera | The crocodile |
| 7 | Seshesh | Seshesh (Diospolis Parva) | Hu | Sistrum |
| 8 | Abdju | Abdju (Abydos) | al-Birba | Great land |
| 9 | Min | Apu / Khen-min (Panopolis) | Akhmim | Min |
| 10 | Wadjet | Djew-qa / Tjebu (Aphroditopolis) | Edfu | Cobra |
| 11 | Set | Shashotep (Hypselis) | Shutb | The creature associated with Set |
| 12 | Tu-ph | Hut-Sekhem-Senusret (Antaeopolis) | Qaw al-Kebir | Viper mountain |
| 13 | Atef-Khent | Zawty (z3wj-tj, Lycopolis) | Asyut | Upper Sycamore and Viper |
| 14 | Atef-Pehu | Qesy (Cusae) | al-Qusiya | Lower Sycamore and Viper |
| 15 | Wenet | Khemenu (Hermopolis Magna) | al-Ashmunayn | Hare[1] |
| 16 | Ma-hedj | Herwer? | Hur? | Oryx[1] |
| 17 | Anpu | Saka (Cynopolis) | al-Kais | Anubis |
| 18 | Sep | Teudjoi / Hutnesut (Alabastronopolis) | el-Hiba | Set |
| 19 | Uab | Per-Medjed (Oxyrhynchus) | el-Bahnasa | Two Sceptres |
| 20 | Atef-Khent | Henen-nesut (Herakleopolis Magna) | Ihnasiyyah al-Madinah | Southern Sycamore |
| 21 | Atef-Pehu | Shenakhen / Semenuhor (Crocodilopolis, Arsinoe) | Madinat al-Fayyum | Northern Sycamore |
| 22 | Maten | Tepihu (Aphroditopolis) | Atfih | Knife |
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt: history, archaeology and society. London, Duckworth Egyptology, 2006, pp. 109-111
References[edit]
- Roger S. Bagnall (1996). Egypt in Late Antiquity. Princeton University Press, Appendix 3.
- Alan K. Bowman (1990). Egypt After the Pharaohs. Oxford University Press.
- Pierre Lacau and Henri Chevrier (1956). Une chapelle de Sésostris Ier à Karnak. Texte, Planches. L'institut français d'archéologie orientale, vol. I, p. 217-219, 231-250, vol. II, pl. 42.
- Pierre Montet (1957, 1961). Géographie de l'Égypte ancienne. 2 vols. Imprimerie nationale et Librairie C. Klincksieck.