- A
nomarch (Ancient Gr****: νομάρχης,
Ancient Egyptian: ḥrj tp ꜥꜣ
Great Chief) was a
provincial governor in
ancient Egypt; the
country was
divided into...
- 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...
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Khety II was an
ancient Egyptian nomarch of the 13th
nomos of
Upper Egypt ("the
Upper Sycamore")
during the
reign of
pharaoh Merykare of the 10th Dynasty...
- Egypt,
nomarchs,
gained considerable power.
Their posts had
become hereditary, and some
nomarchs entered into
marriage alliances with the
nomarchs of neighboring...
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Mentuhotep I (also Mentuhotep-aa, i.e. "the Great") may have been a
Theban nomarch and
independent ruler of
Upper Egypt during the
early First Intermediate...
- K**** (fl. c. 2150 BC) was an
ancient Egyptian king and/or
nomarch during the
early First Intermediate Period. K**** may have
belonged to the
Eighth Dynasty...
-
Upper Egypt and seat of its
nomarch.
During the wars of the
First Intermediate Period (c. 2181 – c. 2055 BCE), Ankhtifi,
nomarch of Hierakonpolis, demanded...
-
Intermediate Period and for some of the
Middle Kingdom period it was
common for
nomarchs (someone who oversees/controls a
government specified area) to be hereditary...
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Amenemhat /
Ameny Nomarch of the 16th nome of
Upper Egypt Amenemhat (middle)
receives offerings.
Drawing of a
decoration from his tomb
Predecessor Nakht...
- the
Memphite kings and
powerful nomarchs,
notably in Coptos, the
Eighth Dynasty was
eventually overthrown by the
nomarchs of
Heracleopolis Magna, who founded...
