Nomes
nomé/ νομή
𓋴𓊪𓏏𓈈 Sepat
(Cities and Districts of Worship)
𓆥 nisw(t) bity 'He of the sedge and bee' 𓁭
He the King of Upper and Lower Egypt
Sema-Tawy 'Uniter of the two lands' 𓋍
Red and white crown 'Pschent' 𓋖
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
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Ta-meḥ 𓇾𓇇 Lower Egypt
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Ta-res 𓇾𓇔𓊖, Ta-Shemw𓇾𓇗𓂝𓈈 Upper Egypt
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Note gods with * are the favored in the nome
Nomes of Lower Egypt
Ta-meḥ 𓇾𓇇, 𓇾𓇖𓎛𓅱𓇉 Northern land
Wadjet 𓆘 Goddess of Lower Egypt
Bastet, Ptah, Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys, Nit/ Neith, Horu/Horus
Nekheb𓇉 The North
Papyrus and bees
𓆤𓏏𓏭𓀵 bity 'of the bee'
He the King of Lower Egypt
Red Crown 'desheret' 𓋔
King of Lower Egypt
1st Nome Lower Egypt
𓈠 Inbu-hedj / Inebu-hedj, Ineb-Ḥedjet , Aneb Hetch / inbw-HD (White Walls), Mekhat-tawy (Balance of the Two Lands)
Ȧneb-ḥeť [Budge] , Ankh-Tawy (Life of the Twolands MK), Djed-Sut (everlasting places Name of Teti's pyramid) [Alternative names]
Location: 20 km (12 mi) south of Cairo, on the west bank of the Nile
Worshiped: *Horu/ Horus, Hut-Hor/ Hathor, Auset/ Isis, *Nefertem, *Ptah, *Seker/Soker/Sokarisf , *Apis bull, *Sekhmet
White Chapel (Het-net): Horus before Inebhedj
Known for:
Capitol City
Min-Noufer, Men-Nefer, Menefer/ mn-nfr 𓏠𓈖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓉴𓊖 Enduring(Eduring and beasutiful NK)
Hut-ka-Ptah (House of the Ka ofPtah) , mxAt tAwy (Balance of the two lands) [Alt name], Mery-ra-men-nofer (Meryra is established and perfect Royal burial Pyramid of Pepi) abbr. Men-Nofer [Named during Pep I] , Hikuptah [Amarna LE] , Moph or Noph [Biblical] Menfe [Coptic], Memphis /Μέμφις [Greek], Manf/ منف [Arabic], Mit Rahina [Modern]
Location: 20 km (12 mi) south of Cairo, on the west bank of the Nile
Worshiped: [*Ptah, *Sekhmet/Bastet (wife), Nefertem (Child)], *Hut-Hor/ Hathor (Lady of the southern sycamore), Sekhet (Hur-Hor of Denderah) *Tatjenen (Earth and flood waters), Hemsut (created by Ptah), Auset/ Isis, *Sokar/ Seker (later merged with Wesir and Ptah), Apis bull, Horu/ Horus,* Nit/ Neith, Sokar (patron of the cemetery region) Later merged with Wesir/ Osiris and Ptah, iiemhotep/ Imhotep (Son of Ptah), [Later deities] Baal, Qadesh, Astarte, Ball-Zephon, Bes (Saqqara)
Temple: Hut-ka-Ptah, Ai-gy-ptos/ Aί γυ πτoς (House of the ka of Ptah), Temple to Sekhmet, Temple to the Apis, Temple to Amun, Temple to Aton, Temple to Hut-Hor/ Hathor, Ȧmuntet (goddess of the West)
Known for: Founded by the King Menes who was the first to unite the two lands and made Memphis the capital of Egypt Old Kingdom. It stood for 8 dynasties. Principal port Peru-nefer had many workshops, factories, and warehouses that distributed food and merchandise throughout the ancient kingdom. In the golden age Memphis was the centre for commerce trade and religion. Memphis was believed to be under the protection of the god Ptah, the patron of craftsmen. Ai-gy-ptos/ Aί γυ πτoς later became Aígyptos/ Αἴγυπτος and finally Aegyptvs in Latin which is where we get the word for Egypt. The famed stepped Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, the Memphis necropolis.
𓐂𓇷𓏏𓊹𓊹𓊹 psDt/ Ennead of Men-Nefer
ptH/Ptaḥ
(masturbated or spat out his children)
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Sw/Shu (air) tfnwt/Tefnut (moisture)
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gb/Geb (earth) nwt/Nut (sky)
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Wesir/Osiris Auset/Isis Sutekh/Set Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys Horu-Ur (Horus the elder)
Ogdoad/ ογδοάς, Khemenu/ xmnw 'eight' (completeness)
female (serpents) and male (frogs)
𓐁𓇋𓇋𓅱𓀭𓏪 xmnyw
from the Primeval mound/ Benben 𓃀𓈖𓃀𓈖𓉴
Tatenen/tA-Tnn , Ptah-Tatenen, Ptah
𓇾𓍿𓏥𓇒𓀭
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Nunu/ nnw, Nu/ nw Nunut/ nnwt, Nut/nwt
𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭 𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓏏𓆇𓁐
(Primordial watery abyss)
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Ḥeḥu/HH Ḥeḥut/HHt
𓁨 𓎛𓎛𓁨𓏏𓆇𓁐
(One million or infinity and eternity)
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Kuku/kkw Kuket/kkwt
𓎡𓎡𓅱𓇰𓀭 𓎡𓎡𓅱𓇰𓏏𓆇𓁐
(Primordial concept darkness)
Or
grH/Ḳerḥ grHt/ Ḳeraḥet
𓎼𓂋𓎛𓂢𓀭 𓎼𓂋𓎛𓂢𓏏𓆇𓁐
Alt
Nia, Nenu Niat, Ennit, Nenuit
(Alternative to kkw and kkwt)
ptH/Ptaḥ
(masturbated or spat out his children)
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Sw/Shu (air) tfnwt/Tefnut (moisture)
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gb/Geb (earth) nwt/Nut (sky)
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Wesir/Osiris Auset/Isis Sutekh/Set Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys Horu-Ur (Horus the elder)
Ogdoad/ ογδοάς, Khemenu/ xmnw 'eight' (completeness)
female (serpents) and male (frogs)
𓐁𓇋𓇋𓅱𓀭𓏪 xmnyw
from the Primeval mound/ Benben 𓃀𓈖𓃀𓈖𓉴
Tatenen/tA-Tnn , Ptah-Tatenen, Ptah
𓇾𓍿𓏥𓇒𓀭
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Nunu/ nnw, Nu/ nw Nunut/ nnwt, Nut/nwt
𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭 𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓏏𓆇𓁐
(Primordial watery abyss)
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Ḥeḥu/HH Ḥeḥut/HHt
𓁨 𓎛𓎛𓁨𓏏𓆇𓁐
(One million or infinity and eternity)
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Kuku/kkw Kuket/kkwt
𓎡𓎡𓅱𓇰𓀭 𓎡𓎡𓅱𓇰𓏏𓆇𓁐
(Primordial concept darkness)
Or
grH/Ḳerḥ grHt/ Ḳeraḥet
𓎼𓂋𓎛𓂢𓀭 𓎼𓂋𓎛𓂢𓏏𓆇𓁐
Alt
Nia, Nenu Niat, Ennit, Nenuit
(Alternative to kkw and kkwt)
2nd Nome Lower Egypt
𓈡 iwa xpS, xpS 𓄗 (Foreleg) , Khensu
Location: South west Delta apex
Worshiped: *Khenty-irty or Khenty-khem (Horu/Horus/Haroeris in the form of a ram a bull and a lion in other cities, who represented the daily cycle), Horu/ Horus
White Chapel (Het-net): Khenty-khem (foremost of Khem)
Known for:
Capitol City
Khem, Chem 𓐍𓋉𓅓𓊖 / xm, or Per-Hor-neb-Sekhem (the house of Horu/ Horus the master of Sekhem); Sekhem 𓊃𓊖𓅓𓂜𓉐𓊖 (Budge)
Khensu, iwni.t [Other names], Letopolis / Λητοῦς Πόλις, Leto/ Λητοῦς [Greek], Kom Ausim [Arabic] Ausim [Modern]
Location: north-west 13 km from Cairo
Worshiped: *Khenty-irty or Khenty-khem (Horu/Horus/Haroeris in the form of a ram who represented the daily cycle, Horu of the Letopolis), shrew-mouse and Egyptian mongoose (Ichneumon), Khem (Hellenistic), Auset/ Isis, Horu Wer (Horus the elder), Kherty
Temples: Temple of Horus-Khenty-Khem
Known for:
𓈡 iwa xpS, xpS 𓄗 (Foreleg) , Khensu
Location: South west Delta apex
Worshiped: *Khenty-irty or Khenty-khem (Horu/Horus/Haroeris in the form of a ram a bull and a lion in other cities, who represented the daily cycle), Horu/ Horus
White Chapel (Het-net): Khenty-khem (foremost of Khem)
Known for:
Capitol City
Khem, Chem 𓐍𓋉𓅓𓊖 / xm, or Per-Hor-neb-Sekhem (the house of Horu/ Horus the master of Sekhem); Sekhem 𓊃𓊖𓅓𓂜𓉐𓊖 (Budge)
Khensu, iwni.t [Other names], Letopolis / Λητοῦς Πόλις, Leto/ Λητοῦς [Greek], Kom Ausim [Arabic] Ausim [Modern]
Location: north-west 13 km from Cairo
Worshiped: *Khenty-irty or Khenty-khem (Horu/Horus/Haroeris in the form of a ram who represented the daily cycle, Horu of the Letopolis), shrew-mouse and Egyptian mongoose (Ichneumon), Khem (Hellenistic), Auset/ Isis, Horu Wer (Horus the elder), Kherty
Temples: Temple of Horus-Khenty-Khem
Known for:
3rd Nome Lower Egypt
𓈢 Amenty, Ahment/ imnt.t, imnty (the west)
Location:
Worshiped: *Hut-Hor/ Hathor
White Chapel (Het-net): Hepy of Hut-Ihyt
Known for:
Capitol City
Rakote, Râ-Kedet, Raqote/ raqdt 𓂋𓏺𓂝𓀨𓏏𓊖 (That which is built up)
Rakotə [Coptic], Rhacotis, Rhakotis Ῥακῶτις [Ancient Greek] , Alexandria Ἀλεξάνδρεια [Greek], Eskendereyyah اسكندرية, el-Alksinder [Egyptian Arabic], Iskandariyyah الإسكندرية [Arabic]
Location: The second largest city and a major economic centre in Egypt, extending about 32 km (20 mi) along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country.
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for: Capital of the Ptolemaic period. Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC. Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos) is the 7th wonder of the Ancient World. The Library was one of the largest in the world. The Necropolis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. Was the intellectual and cultural center of the ancient world. The city was later plundered and lost its significance. Home to a large Jewish and Greek community.
Cities
Per-Djehouty (House of Djehuty/Thoth), Behdet/ bHd.t ?
Hermopolis Parva 'City of Hermes' [Greek], Kom el-Hisn [Arabic]
Location: Near Damanhur/ Taminhor
Worshiped: *Nehem-an, Nehemetaouay (wife of Djehuty/Thoth), *Seshat (Daughter with Djehuty/Thoth ), *Djehuty/Thoth, Hornoufi, (Horus the perfect with Osiris)
Temples:
Known for:
Imu, Imoe, Imaoe/ Yamu
Apis, Nut-ent-Hap 𓊖𓏏𓏌𓏏𓐑𓊪𓃒 [Other name], Kom el-Hisn (Hill of the Fort) [Arabic]
Location: western edge of the Nile delta roughly midway between Cairo and Alexandria and about 10 km west of the Rosetta branch of the Nile.
Worshiped: *Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Temples: Temple of Hut-Hor/Hathor-Sekhmet
Known for:
𓈢 Amenty, Ahment/ imnt.t, imnty (the west)
Location:
Worshiped: *Hut-Hor/ Hathor
White Chapel (Het-net): Hepy of Hut-Ihyt
Known for:
Capitol City
Rakote, Râ-Kedet, Raqote/ raqdt 𓂋𓏺𓂝𓀨𓏏𓊖 (That which is built up)
Rakotə [Coptic], Rhacotis, Rhakotis Ῥακῶτις [Ancient Greek] , Alexandria Ἀλεξάνδρεια [Greek], Eskendereyyah اسكندرية, el-Alksinder [Egyptian Arabic], Iskandariyyah الإسكندرية [Arabic]
Location: The second largest city and a major economic centre in Egypt, extending about 32 km (20 mi) along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country.
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for: Capital of the Ptolemaic period. Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC. Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos) is the 7th wonder of the Ancient World. The Library was one of the largest in the world. The Necropolis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. Was the intellectual and cultural center of the ancient world. The city was later plundered and lost its significance. Home to a large Jewish and Greek community.
Cities
Per-Djehouty (House of Djehuty/Thoth), Behdet/ bHd.t ?
Hermopolis Parva 'City of Hermes' [Greek], Kom el-Hisn [Arabic]
Location: Near Damanhur/ Taminhor
Worshiped: *Nehem-an, Nehemetaouay (wife of Djehuty/Thoth), *Seshat (Daughter with Djehuty/Thoth ), *Djehuty/Thoth, Hornoufi, (Horus the perfect with Osiris)
Temples:
Known for:
Imu, Imoe, Imaoe/ Yamu
Apis, Nut-ent-Hap 𓊖𓏏𓏌𓏏𓐑𓊪𓃒 [Other name], Kom el-Hisn (Hill of the Fort) [Arabic]
Location: western edge of the Nile delta roughly midway between Cairo and Alexandria and about 10 km west of the Rosetta branch of the Nile.
Worshiped: *Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Temples: Temple of Hut-Hor/Hathor-Sekhmet
Known for:
4th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈣 Net-Resu/ nt rsw, nt-rs.t (Nit of the Southern shield), Sapi-Res(y)
Location:
Worshiped: *Nit/ Neith, *Sobek
White Chapel (Het-net): Nit/ Neith and Sobek of Sau/Sais
Known for: During the Ptolemaic Period 12th dynasty the 4th and 5th nomes of Nit was dived they once were one nome.
Capitol City
Sapi-Res(y)
Prosopis [Greek]
Location:
Worshiped: Sobek, Auset/ Isis and Amun
Temples:
Known for:
Cities
Sau
sajɘ [Neo-Assyrian cuneiform] , sai ⲤⲀⲒ (S), sa ⲤⲀ (B) [Coptic], Sais [Greek], Sa el Hagar [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: *Nit/ Neith
Temples: Temple of Nit/Neith
Known for:
Djeka/ Dqa 𓆓𓏘𓂝𓉐𓊖
Location:
Worshiped: Nit/ Neith
Temples:
Known for:
Ptkheka
Tanta طنطا [Arabic]
Location: Tanta is located 94 km (58 mi) north of Cairo and 130 km (81 mi) southeast of Alexandria. The capital of the Gharbia Governorate
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for:
𓈣 Net-Resu/ nt rsw, nt-rs.t (Nit of the Southern shield), Sapi-Res(y)
Location:
Worshiped: *Nit/ Neith, *Sobek
White Chapel (Het-net): Nit/ Neith and Sobek of Sau/Sais
Known for: During the Ptolemaic Period 12th dynasty the 4th and 5th nomes of Nit was dived they once were one nome.
Capitol City
Sapi-Res(y)
Prosopis [Greek]
Location:
Worshiped: Sobek, Auset/ Isis and Amun
Temples:
Known for:
Cities
Sau
sajɘ [Neo-Assyrian cuneiform] , sai ⲤⲀⲒ (S), sa ⲤⲀ (B) [Coptic], Sais [Greek], Sa el Hagar [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: *Nit/ Neith
Temples: Temple of Nit/Neith
Known for:
Djeka/ Dqa 𓆓𓏘𓂝𓉐𓊖
Location:
Worshiped: Nit/ Neith
Temples:
Known for:
Ptkheka
Tanta طنطا [Arabic]
Location: Tanta is located 94 km (58 mi) north of Cairo and 130 km (81 mi) southeast of Alexandria. The capital of the Gharbia Governorate
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for:
5th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈤 Net-Resu/ nt rsw(t) (Nit of the Northern shield), nt mHt, Sȧp-Meḥ
Location:
Worshiped: Nit/ Neith, Wadjet, Auset/ Isis
White Chapel (Het-net): Sau/Sais
Known for: Herodotus wrote that Sais is where the grave of Wesir/ Osiris is
Capitol City
Sa, Zau/ zAw 𓊃𓅭𓄿𓅱𓊖, Sau(t)/ sAwt 𓅭𓄿𓏲𓏏𓊖 Djaeo
Sais Σάϊς [Greek], Sa al-Hagar, San el-Hagar [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: *Nit/ Neith, Tutu, Hemsut (drawn them from the waters of Nun by Nit/Neith)
Temples: Temple of Nit-Neith, Athena (identified with Nit/ Neith and Auset/ Isis)
Known for: Capital in the late period, also the Capital of Egypt, Sais is the city in which Solon (590 BC) receives the story of Atlantis.
Cities
Per-Wadjet
Phthenothite nome (Φθενότης , Chemmite nome, Pliny the Elder, Ptenetha [Ptolemic], Buto Βουτώ, Butus, Boutos, Butosus Βοῦτος [Greek], Butu بوتو [Arabic], Tell al-Fara'in (Pharaohs' mound) [Modern]
Location: near the city of Desouk دسوق [Arabic], was an ancient city located 95 km east of Alexandria in the Nile Delta of Egypt.
Worshiped: *Wadjet/ Uto/Buto, Auset/ Isis (Late Period cult center), Horu/ Horus
Temples: Per-Wadjet, Temple of Horu/ Horus with in Per-Wadjet , Oracle of Leto
Known for: Two cites combined Pe and Dep, Wadjet's oracle was in the renowned temple in Per-Wadjet that was dedicated to her worship and gave the city its name. Part of the 6th nome as well.
𓈤 Net-Resu/ nt rsw(t) (Nit of the Northern shield), nt mHt, Sȧp-Meḥ
Location:
Worshiped: Nit/ Neith, Wadjet, Auset/ Isis
White Chapel (Het-net): Sau/Sais
Known for: Herodotus wrote that Sais is where the grave of Wesir/ Osiris is
Capitol City
Sa, Zau/ zAw 𓊃𓅭𓄿𓅱𓊖, Sau(t)/ sAwt 𓅭𓄿𓏲𓏏𓊖 Djaeo
Sais Σάϊς [Greek], Sa al-Hagar, San el-Hagar [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: *Nit/ Neith, Tutu, Hemsut (drawn them from the waters of Nun by Nit/Neith)
Temples: Temple of Nit-Neith, Athena (identified with Nit/ Neith and Auset/ Isis)
Known for: Capital in the late period, also the Capital of Egypt, Sais is the city in which Solon (590 BC) receives the story of Atlantis.
Cities
Per-Wadjet
Phthenothite nome (Φθενότης , Chemmite nome, Pliny the Elder, Ptenetha [Ptolemic], Buto Βουτώ, Butus, Boutos, Butosus Βοῦτος [Greek], Butu بوتو [Arabic], Tell al-Fara'in (Pharaohs' mound) [Modern]
Location: near the city of Desouk دسوق [Arabic], was an ancient city located 95 km east of Alexandria in the Nile Delta of Egypt.
Worshiped: *Wadjet/ Uto/Buto, Auset/ Isis (Late Period cult center), Horu/ Horus
Temples: Per-Wadjet, Temple of Horu/ Horus with in Per-Wadjet , Oracle of Leto
Known for: Two cites combined Pe and Dep, Wadjet's oracle was in the renowned temple in Per-Wadjet that was dedicated to her worship and gave the city its name. Part of the 6th nome as well.
6th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈦 Khasu, Khaset, Chasuu/ xAsww (Mountain bull), Sebennytic
Location:
Worshiped: Ra, Wadjet
White Chapel (Het-net): Ra, Amun-Ra
Known for: It sat upon an island formed by the Sebennytic and Phatnitic branches of the Nile. It belonged to the Sebennytic Nome, and later was the capital of its own nome, the Xoite nome.
Capitol City
Khasu/ xAsww, Khasut /xAswt 𓆼𓋴𓅱𓏏𓊖 , Khaset, Chaswu, Chasoe, Sakha, Sakkra
Skhoo [Old Egyptian] Xeos [Coptic], Xois Ξόις [Greek], Tell el-Farain [Arabic] Sakha [Modern]
Location: Mid-Delta to coast
Worshiped: Wadjet, *Ra, Auset/ Isis and Wesir/ Osiris, *Amun-Ra
Temples: Temple of Ra
Known for: During Dynasty 14 Capital
Per-Wadjet
Phthenothite nome (Φθενότης , Chemmite nome, Pliny the Elder, Ptenetha [Ptolemic] , Buto Βουτώ, Butus, Boutos, Butosus Βοῦτος [Greek], Butu بوتو [Arabic], Tell al-Fara'in (Pharaohs' mound) [Modern]
Location: near the city of Desouk دسوق [Arabic], was an ancient city located 95 km east of Alexandria in the Nile Delta of Egypt.
Worshiped: Wadjet/ Uto, Auset/ Isis, Horu/ Horus
Temples: Per-Wadjet, Temple of Horu/ Horus with in Per-Wadjet, Oracle of Leto
Known for: Two cites combined Pe and Dep, Wadjet's oracle was in the renowned temple in Per-Wadjet that was dedicated to her worship and gave the city its name. Part of the 5th nome as well.
𓈦 Khasu, Khaset, Chasuu/ xAsww (Mountain bull), Sebennytic
Location:
Worshiped: Ra, Wadjet
White Chapel (Het-net): Ra, Amun-Ra
Known for: It sat upon an island formed by the Sebennytic and Phatnitic branches of the Nile. It belonged to the Sebennytic Nome, and later was the capital of its own nome, the Xoite nome.
Capitol City
Khasu/ xAsww, Khasut /xAswt 𓆼𓋴𓅱𓏏𓊖 , Khaset, Chaswu, Chasoe, Sakha, Sakkra
Skhoo [Old Egyptian] Xeos [Coptic], Xois Ξόις [Greek], Tell el-Farain [Arabic] Sakha [Modern]
Location: Mid-Delta to coast
Worshiped: Wadjet, *Ra, Auset/ Isis and Wesir/ Osiris, *Amun-Ra
Temples: Temple of Ra
Known for: During Dynasty 14 Capital
Per-Wadjet
Phthenothite nome (Φθενότης , Chemmite nome, Pliny the Elder, Ptenetha [Ptolemic] , Buto Βουτώ, Butus, Boutos, Butosus Βοῦτος [Greek], Butu بوتو [Arabic], Tell al-Fara'in (Pharaohs' mound) [Modern]
Location: near the city of Desouk دسوق [Arabic], was an ancient city located 95 km east of Alexandria in the Nile Delta of Egypt.
Worshiped: Wadjet/ Uto, Auset/ Isis, Horu/ Horus
Temples: Per-Wadjet, Temple of Horu/ Horus with in Per-Wadjet, Oracle of Leto
Known for: Two cites combined Pe and Dep, Wadjet's oracle was in the renowned temple in Per-Wadjet that was dedicated to her worship and gave the city its name. Part of the 5th nome as well.
7th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈧 A-ment / Hwy-imnty (Western Harpoon), west half/ wa imnty
Location:
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus, Hu/Ha
White Chapel (Het-net): Hu/ Ha, harpoon with cord
Known for:
Capitol City
Djemi-en-Heru/ Dmỉ-n-Ḥr.w (Village of Horu/ Horus), Behdet
Temenhor, Per-Ha-Nereb/ By Ha-Nereb [Old Egyptian] , Taminhor Ⲧⲙⲉⲛϩⲱⲣ [Coptic], Hermopolis Mikra Ἑρμοῦ πόλιςμικρά, Hermou Polis Mikra (the lesser city of Hermes) [Ancient Greek], Hermopolis Parva [Greek], Obollenoboles, Apollonopolis [Alt Greek], Hermopolis Parva [Late Roman], Tel Ballamon [Arabic], Damanhur, Damanhūr دمنهور [Modern]
Hermopolis parva (Damahour)
Location: 160 km (99 mi) northwest of Cairo, and 70 km (43 mi) E.S.E. of Alexandria, in the middle of the western Nile Delta. Capital of the Beheira Governorate. It stood on the banks of a canal which connected the lake Mareotis with the Canopic/Canopus or most westerly arm of the Nile.
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus, *Hu/Ha
Temples:
Known for: Capital of the Beheira Governorate. Cult Center of Hu
Cities
Senti-Nofer, Senty-nefert 𓊃𓈖𓏏𓏭𓍰𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓊖 , mtla/ mtl
Metelis Μετηλις, Bechis Βηχις [Greek], Menelaites, Menzaleh, Milleos [Alt Greek?], Metilis [Latin], Tell el-Nigili, Tell el- Nigîli [Modern]
Location:
Worshiped: Hu/Ha
Temples:
Known for:
Peguat/ pgsAtit 𓊪𓎼𓐠𓍘𓏏𓊖
Pikuat, Kah Nub 'golden floor' [Old Egyptian], gnwpt, genp, gAwty 𓎼𓏌𓇯𓊖 𓎼𓄿𓏲𓏭𓏏𓊖 [Hellenistic], Canopic, Canobus (from Kah Nub/ golden floor), Heracleotic branch [Other names], Kanobos, Kánōpos Κάνωπος [Greek], Aboukir, Abukir, Aboukir (Father Cyrus) [Arabic], Abu Qirابو قير [Modern]
Location: eastern outskirts of modern-day Alexandria, around 25 km from the centre of that city.
Worshiped: Serapis/ Σέραπις (Wesir/Osiris and Hapu/Apis )
Temples: Temple of Wesir/ Osiris as Serapis.
Known for: It was the principal port, founded by Menelaus, and named after Canopus
Naukratis
el-Gi'eif [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Nit/ Neith, Amun, Djehuyt/ Thoth?
Temples: Temple of Horu/ Horus (Solar disk with wings)
Known for: Greek city (Late period)
𓈧 A-ment / Hwy-imnty (Western Harpoon), west half/ wa imnty
Location:
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus, Hu/Ha
White Chapel (Het-net): Hu/ Ha, harpoon with cord
Known for:
Capitol City
Djemi-en-Heru/ Dmỉ-n-Ḥr.w (Village of Horu/ Horus), Behdet
Temenhor, Per-Ha-Nereb/ By Ha-Nereb [Old Egyptian] , Taminhor Ⲧⲙⲉⲛϩⲱⲣ [Coptic], Hermopolis Mikra Ἑρμοῦ πόλιςμικρά, Hermou Polis Mikra (the lesser city of Hermes) [Ancient Greek], Hermopolis Parva [Greek], Obollenoboles, Apollonopolis [Alt Greek], Hermopolis Parva [Late Roman], Tel Ballamon [Arabic], Damanhur, Damanhūr دمنهور [Modern]
Hermopolis parva (Damahour)
Location: 160 km (99 mi) northwest of Cairo, and 70 km (43 mi) E.S.E. of Alexandria, in the middle of the western Nile Delta. Capital of the Beheira Governorate. It stood on the banks of a canal which connected the lake Mareotis with the Canopic/Canopus or most westerly arm of the Nile.
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus, *Hu/Ha
Temples:
Known for: Capital of the Beheira Governorate. Cult Center of Hu
Cities
Senti-Nofer, Senty-nefert 𓊃𓈖𓏏𓏭𓍰𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓊖 , mtla/ mtl
Metelis Μετηλις, Bechis Βηχις [Greek], Menelaites, Menzaleh, Milleos [Alt Greek?], Metilis [Latin], Tell el-Nigili, Tell el- Nigîli [Modern]
Location:
Worshiped: Hu/Ha
Temples:
Known for:
Peguat/ pgsAtit 𓊪𓎼𓐠𓍘𓏏𓊖
Pikuat, Kah Nub 'golden floor' [Old Egyptian], gnwpt, genp, gAwty 𓎼𓏌𓇯𓊖 𓎼𓄿𓏲𓏭𓏏𓊖 [Hellenistic], Canopic, Canobus (from Kah Nub/ golden floor), Heracleotic branch [Other names], Kanobos, Kánōpos Κάνωπος [Greek], Aboukir, Abukir, Aboukir (Father Cyrus) [Arabic], Abu Qirابو قير [Modern]
Location: eastern outskirts of modern-day Alexandria, around 25 km from the centre of that city.
Worshiped: Serapis/ Σέραπις (Wesir/Osiris and Hapu/Apis )
Temples: Temple of Wesir/ Osiris as Serapis.
Known for: It was the principal port, founded by Menelaus, and named after Canopus
Naukratis
el-Gi'eif [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Nit/ Neith, Amun, Djehuyt/ Thoth?
Temples: Temple of Horu/ Horus (Solar disk with wings)
Known for: Greek city (Late period)
8th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈨 A bet / Hwy-iAbty (Eastern Harpoon) East half
Location: East of Per-Bast
Worshiped:
White Chapel (Het-net): harpoon with cord
Known for: Connects the Delta to the Red Sea
Capitol City
Tjeku, Tjeket/Tkt 𓍿𓎡𓏏𓊖 ,Per-Atum, Peratum / pr-itmw 𓉐𓏺𓇋𓏏𓏏𓊖𓍃 (House of Atum)
Pi-ʔAtōm, Par-ʔAtāma (House of Atum) [Late Egyptian], Atoem [Other names] Pithom פתם [Hebrew] , Heroöpolis, Heroonopolis Ἡρώων πόλις, Hro Ἡρώ (treasure cities) [Greek] Tell al-Maskhuta or Tell er-Retabeh [Modern Arabic], Pithom [Modern]
Location: eastern outskirts of modern-day Alexandria, around 25 km from the centre of that city.
Worshiped: Atum/ Temu (of Tell el-Maskhuta)
Temples: Temple of Wesir/ Osiris as Serapis, Temple of Atum
Known for: The cult of Atum
𓈨 A bet / Hwy-iAbty (Eastern Harpoon) East half
Location: East of Per-Bast
Worshiped:
White Chapel (Het-net): harpoon with cord
Known for: Connects the Delta to the Red Sea
Capitol City
Tjeku, Tjeket/Tkt 𓍿𓎡𓏏𓊖 ,Per-Atum, Peratum / pr-itmw 𓉐𓏺𓇋𓏏𓏏𓊖𓍃 (House of Atum)
Pi-ʔAtōm, Par-ʔAtāma (House of Atum) [Late Egyptian], Atoem [Other names] Pithom פתם [Hebrew] , Heroöpolis, Heroonopolis Ἡρώων πόλις, Hro Ἡρώ (treasure cities) [Greek] Tell al-Maskhuta or Tell er-Retabeh [Modern Arabic], Pithom [Modern]
Location: eastern outskirts of modern-day Alexandria, around 25 km from the centre of that city.
Worshiped: Atum/ Temu (of Tell el-Maskhuta)
Temples: Temple of Wesir/ Osiris as Serapis, Temple of Atum
Known for: The cult of Atum
9th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈩 Ati, Andjeti/ anDty (Andjety)
Location: Mid-Delta to Busiris
Worshiped: Andjeti/ Anezti/ Andjety (Nome god later merged with Wesir), Wesir/ Osiris
White Chapel (Het-net): Wesir/ Osiris of Djedu
Known for:
Capitol City
anDt 𓂝𓈖𓆓𓏏𓊖, Pr-wsir 𓉐𓏺𓁹𓊨𓀭
Djed(u) [Pharaonic], Busiris Βούσιρις, Cynopolis Inferior or Cynum [Greek], Ebōt ⲉⲃⲱⲧ [Coptic] Abusir [Arabic] Abu Sir Bara or Meniet ebn Kasib [Modern] El-Queis, Cheikh-Fadl, Banâ, Benâ [Alternate names]
Location: west of Sais, near the Phatnitic mouth on the western bank of the Damietta Branch of the Nile.
Worshiped: Andjety (Merged with Wesir/ Osiris), Anpu/ Anubis?, Shontet (Acacia goddess)
Temples: Temple of Auset/ Isis, Horu/ Horus Khent-khety
Known for: Birthplaces of the god of the underworld Wesir/ Osiris, The festival of Auset/ Isis at Busiris. Capital city late Roman.
𓈩 Ati, Andjeti/ anDty (Andjety)
Location: Mid-Delta to Busiris
Worshiped: Andjeti/ Anezti/ Andjety (Nome god later merged with Wesir), Wesir/ Osiris
White Chapel (Het-net): Wesir/ Osiris of Djedu
Known for:
Capitol City
anDt 𓂝𓈖𓆓𓏏𓊖, Pr-wsir 𓉐𓏺𓁹𓊨𓀭
Djed(u) [Pharaonic], Busiris Βούσιρις, Cynopolis Inferior or Cynum [Greek], Ebōt ⲉⲃⲱⲧ [Coptic] Abusir [Arabic] Abu Sir Bara or Meniet ebn Kasib [Modern] El-Queis, Cheikh-Fadl, Banâ, Benâ [Alternate names]
Location: west of Sais, near the Phatnitic mouth on the western bank of the Damietta Branch of the Nile.
Worshiped: Andjety (Merged with Wesir/ Osiris), Anpu/ Anubis?, Shontet (Acacia goddess)
Temples: Temple of Auset/ Isis, Horu/ Horus Khent-khety
Known for: Birthplaces of the god of the underworld Wesir/ Osiris, The festival of Auset/ Isis at Busiris. Capital city late Roman.
10th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈪 Ka-Khem, Ka-Qem, Ka-Chem/ kA-km (Black Bull)
Location: South east Delta
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus
White Chapel (Het-net):
Known for:
Capitol City
Hut-her(y)-ib, Hutherib, Ḥet-ta-ḥer-ȧb 𓉗𓏏𓉐𓇾𓁷𓄣𓏏𓊖
Athribis Ἄθλιβις [Greek], Banha, Tell Atrib [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus, Khenty-khem (Horu/Horus/Haroeris in the form of a crocodile who represented the daily cycle), black bull/ Kemur, Repyt (lioness goddess) and Thryphis/ Anthrebi (associated with Amun Khem) (lioness goddess)
Temples: Temple of Wesir/ Osiris and Auset/ Isis
Known for: One of the most significant city was in the Nile Delta. It seems that the city was so important that it was named Athribiticus Fluvius.
𓈪 Ka-Khem, Ka-Qem, Ka-Chem/ kA-km (Black Bull)
Location: South east Delta
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus
White Chapel (Het-net):
Known for:
Capitol City
Hut-her(y)-ib, Hutherib, Ḥet-ta-ḥer-ȧb 𓉗𓏏𓉐𓇾𓁷𓄣𓏏𓊖
Athribis Ἄθλιβις [Greek], Banha, Tell Atrib [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus, Khenty-khem (Horu/Horus/Haroeris in the form of a crocodile who represented the daily cycle), black bull/ Kemur, Repyt (lioness goddess) and Thryphis/ Anthrebi (associated with Amun Khem) (lioness goddess)
Temples: Temple of Wesir/ Osiris and Auset/ Isis
Known for: One of the most significant city was in the Nile Delta. It seems that the city was so important that it was named Athribiticus Fluvius.
11th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈫 Ka-ḥeseb (Fracture Bull)
Location: North of Iunu, Mid east Delta
Worshiped:
White Chapel (Het-net):
Known for:
Capitol City
Sdnw/ StAn, Pr-Hr-mr.ty
Per-Harmerti 'House Harmerti' [Other names] , ⲫⲁⲣⲃⲁⲓⲧ [Coptic], Pharbaithos Φαρβαιθος [Greek] , Pharbaethos [Latin] Horbeit, Hurbeit - Farbeit, San el-Hagar, Deir el-Hager [Arabic]
Location: in the eastern Delta
Worshiped: Hor-merty, Tutu (Lords of Shedenu), sacred bulls (Wesir/ Osirus), Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set
Temples: Per-Horu-Merty
Known for:
Cities
Hsbt/ Hsbw, Ḥebes-ka/ Hbs-kA 𓎛𓃀𓋴𓃒𓏏𓊖 'protect the ka?'
Nay-ta-Hu [Alt Egyptian name], Tatemu 'Land of fish' [Alt name], Leontopolis Λεόντων πόλις 'City of Lions' [Greek] , Tell el-Muqdam 'mound of the city' [Arabic], Tell el-Yahudiya 'Mound of the Jew' [Modern]
Location:
Worshiped: Shu, Tefnut, Mia'hesa/ Maahes/ Mihos, Bastet, Sekhmet
Temples: Temple Ma'ahes
Known for: Ptolemaic times Capital. Town rebuild in the reign of Ptolemy VI by exiled Jewish high priest Onias and his followers.
𓈫 Ka-ḥeseb (Fracture Bull)
Location: North of Iunu, Mid east Delta
Worshiped:
White Chapel (Het-net):
Known for:
Capitol City
Sdnw/ StAn, Pr-Hr-mr.ty
Per-Harmerti 'House Harmerti' [Other names] , ⲫⲁⲣⲃⲁⲓⲧ [Coptic], Pharbaithos Φαρβαιθος [Greek] , Pharbaethos [Latin] Horbeit, Hurbeit - Farbeit, San el-Hagar, Deir el-Hager [Arabic]
Location: in the eastern Delta
Worshiped: Hor-merty, Tutu (Lords of Shedenu), sacred bulls (Wesir/ Osirus), Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set
Temples: Per-Horu-Merty
Known for:
Cities
Hsbt/ Hsbw, Ḥebes-ka/ Hbs-kA 𓎛𓃀𓋴𓃒𓏏𓊖 'protect the ka?'
Nay-ta-Hu [Alt Egyptian name], Tatemu 'Land of fish' [Alt name], Leontopolis Λεόντων πόλις 'City of Lions' [Greek] , Tell el-Muqdam 'mound of the city' [Arabic], Tell el-Yahudiya 'Mound of the Jew' [Modern]
Location:
Worshiped: Shu, Tefnut, Mia'hesa/ Maahes/ Mihos, Bastet, Sekhmet
Temples: Temple Ma'ahes
Known for: Ptolemaic times Capital. Town rebuild in the reign of Ptolemy VI by exiled Jewish high priest Onias and his followers.
12th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈬 Theb-ka, kA-iw (Calf and Cow)
Location: North east Delta from Sebennytos to the coast
Worshiped: *Inheret-Shu /Anhuret/ Anhur/ Onuris Shu
White Chapel (Het-net): Mehu / Meht / Matyt and Bat
Known for:
Capitol City
Tjeb-netjer,Tjebnutjer, Theb-neter/ Tbt-nTr 𓎀𓃀𓃘𓊹𓊖
Sammanud [Alt name], Sebennytos Σεβέννυτος, Sebennyikv polis Σεβεννυτικὴ πόλις, Sebennytus (Later) [Greek], Samannud سمنود [Arabic]
Location: due east of Sais, in latitude 31° north.
Worshiped: Anhuret/ Anhur/ Onuris Shu, Auset/ Isis
Temples: Temple of Anhur, Temple of Nakhthorheb
Known for:
Hebyt
Iseum [Greek], Behbeit el-Hagar [Arabic]
Location: North of Tjeb-netjer
Worshiped: Auset/ Isis
Temples: Temple of Auset/ Isis
Known for:
𓈬 Theb-ka, kA-iw (Calf and Cow)
Location: North east Delta from Sebennytos to the coast
Worshiped: *Inheret-Shu /Anhuret/ Anhur/ Onuris Shu
White Chapel (Het-net): Mehu / Meht / Matyt and Bat
Known for:
Capitol City
Tjeb-netjer,Tjebnutjer, Theb-neter/ Tbt-nTr 𓎀𓃀𓃘𓊹𓊖
Sammanud [Alt name], Sebennytos Σεβέννυτος, Sebennyikv polis Σεβεννυτικὴ πόλις, Sebennytus (Later) [Greek], Samannud سمنود [Arabic]
Location: due east of Sais, in latitude 31° north.
Worshiped: Anhuret/ Anhur/ Onuris Shu, Auset/ Isis
Temples: Temple of Anhur, Temple of Nakhthorheb
Known for:
Hebyt
Iseum [Greek], Behbeit el-Hagar [Arabic]
Location: North of Tjeb-netjer
Worshiped: Auset/ Isis
Temples: Temple of Auset/ Isis
Known for:
13th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈭 Heka-At/ HqAt-aD (Prospering Scepter)
Location: South east Delta apex
Worshiped: Atum, Mer-Wer/ Mnevis, Nebet-Hut / Nephthys, Iusaaset (Wife to Tem/Atum), Anpu
White Chapel (Het-net): Auset/ Isis, Bast of Shu
Known for:
Capitol City
Iunu, Innu, Ioenoe, Ȧunu/ iwnw, iwn 𓉺𓏌𓊖'The pillars' (House of Ra), pt-n-Kemet (Heaven of Kemet)
Iunu-Shemau 'Souther Iunu' (merging of Amun, Ra and Waset), Niut No 'The city' [Other names], Kahirā Ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ [Coptic], On , Onu, No-Ammon 'City of Amun' [Bible], Beth-shemesh from Per-Rā (House of sun) [Hebrew] Heliopolis Ἡλίου πόλις or Ἡλιούπολι (City of the Sun renamed to by Greeks), Diospolis (merging of Amun w/ Zeus) [Greek], Ayn Shams, Ein Shams عين شمس (eye of the sun), Kye-roh القاهرة, al-Qāhirah [Arabic], al-Ḥiṣn, el-Materiya (suburb of Cairo),Cairo [Modern]
Location: lies predominantly in the northern Cairo suburb of Al-Matariyyah as well as the districts of Ain Shams and Tel Al-Hisn east of the Nile.
Worshiped: *Atum, Iusaaset/ Ius-aas (Wife to Tem/Atum, primal goddess the grandmother of all of the gods), *Rā, Atum-Ra, Iunu-Shemau 'Souther Iunu' (merging of Amun, Ra and Waset) Ra-Horakhety/ Horakhety (Horu/ Horus of the two horizon), Khepri, Mer-Wer/ Mnevis (Bull w/ Solar disk embodiment of Ra), Ioenoe, Djehuty/ Thoth?, Anpu/ Anubis, Hut-Hor/ Hathor (consort daughter of sun god), Iusaset/ Saosis, Benu (who lives on the Benben stone), Bastet son Mia'hesa/ Maahes/ Mihos daughter of Atum,
Temples: Temple of Ra (Benben), Temple of Atum Per-aAt (The great house) and Per-Atum פתם Pithom [Hebrew], Temple of Ra-Atum, Hut-ben-ben (scared stone), Hut-Benu (manifestation of the sun-god as a heron/ Phonix Greco-Romen), Temple of Re-Harakhty (Later highbred of Horu and Ra ' Horu/ Horus of the Two Horizons'), Temple Wetjes Aton /pr-wṯs ỉtn ('Elevating the Sun-disc' Built byAkhenaten), Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Known for: Imhotep was high priest at the time of Huni (3rd Dynasty). Heliopolitaanse priests were supreme. Center of the Sun cults. Center of Learning and wisdom. The only surviving remnant of Heliopolis is the Temple of Re-Atum obelisk located in Al-Masalla in Al-Matariyyah, Cairo. Where the Ennead, consisting of Shu and Tefnut, Geb and Nut, Wesir/ Osiris, Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set, Auset/ Isis and Nebert-Hut/ Nephthys started.
𓈭 Heka-At/ HqAt-aD (Prospering Scepter)
Location: South east Delta apex
Worshiped: Atum, Mer-Wer/ Mnevis, Nebet-Hut / Nephthys, Iusaaset (Wife to Tem/Atum), Anpu
White Chapel (Het-net): Auset/ Isis, Bast of Shu
Known for:
Capitol City
Iunu, Innu, Ioenoe, Ȧunu/ iwnw, iwn 𓉺𓏌𓊖'The pillars' (House of Ra), pt-n-Kemet (Heaven of Kemet)
Iunu-Shemau 'Souther Iunu' (merging of Amun, Ra and Waset), Niut No 'The city' [Other names], Kahirā Ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ [Coptic], On , Onu, No-Ammon 'City of Amun' [Bible], Beth-shemesh from Per-Rā (House of sun) [Hebrew] Heliopolis Ἡλίου πόλις or Ἡλιούπολι (City of the Sun renamed to by Greeks), Diospolis (merging of Amun w/ Zeus) [Greek], Ayn Shams, Ein Shams عين شمس (eye of the sun), Kye-roh القاهرة, al-Qāhirah [Arabic], al-Ḥiṣn, el-Materiya (suburb of Cairo),Cairo [Modern]
Location: lies predominantly in the northern Cairo suburb of Al-Matariyyah as well as the districts of Ain Shams and Tel Al-Hisn east of the Nile.
Worshiped: *Atum, Iusaaset/ Ius-aas (Wife to Tem/Atum, primal goddess the grandmother of all of the gods), *Rā, Atum-Ra, Iunu-Shemau 'Souther Iunu' (merging of Amun, Ra and Waset) Ra-Horakhety/ Horakhety (Horu/ Horus of the two horizon), Khepri, Mer-Wer/ Mnevis (Bull w/ Solar disk embodiment of Ra), Ioenoe, Djehuty/ Thoth?, Anpu/ Anubis, Hut-Hor/ Hathor (consort daughter of sun god), Iusaset/ Saosis, Benu (who lives on the Benben stone), Bastet son Mia'hesa/ Maahes/ Mihos daughter of Atum,
Temples: Temple of Ra (Benben), Temple of Atum Per-aAt (The great house) and Per-Atum פתם Pithom [Hebrew], Temple of Ra-Atum, Hut-ben-ben (scared stone), Hut-Benu (manifestation of the sun-god as a heron/ Phonix Greco-Romen), Temple of Re-Harakhty (Later highbred of Horu and Ra ' Horu/ Horus of the Two Horizons'), Temple Wetjes Aton /pr-wṯs ỉtn ('Elevating the Sun-disc' Built byAkhenaten), Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Known for: Imhotep was high priest at the time of Huni (3rd Dynasty). Heliopolitaanse priests were supreme. Center of the Sun cults. Center of Learning and wisdom. The only surviving remnant of Heliopolis is the Temple of Re-Atum obelisk located in Al-Masalla in Al-Matariyyah, Cairo. Where the Ennead, consisting of Shu and Tefnut, Geb and Nut, Wesir/ Osiris, Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set, Auset/ Isis and Nebert-Hut/ Nephthys started.
𓐂𓇷𓏏𓊹𓊹𓊹 psDt/ Ennead of Iunu
Rā-Iusaaset, itm/Atum , Atum-Rā, Amun, Amun-Rā, Rā-Horakhty
(masturbated or spat out his children)
___|___
Sw/Shu (air) tfnwt/Tefnut (moisture)
___|___
gb/Geb (earth) nwt/Nut (sky)
_____________________|______________________________________
| | | | |
Wesir/Osiris Auset/Isis Sutekh/Set Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys Horu-Ur (Horus the elder)
Ogdoad/ ογδοάς, Khemenu/ xmnw 'eight' (completeness)
female (serpents) and male (frogs)
𓐁𓇋𓇋𓅱𓀭𓏪 xmnyw
Atum, Nefertum (Kepri in the form another form, young Atum)
(from the Primeval mound/ Benben 𓃀𓈖𓃀𓈖𓉴, or Cosmic egg)
or
Ra
(emerged from the lotus)
Rā-Horakhty (in the form of infant Horu)
(emerged from the lotus)
____________|____________
Nunu/ nnw, Nu/ nw Nunut/ nnwt, Nut/nwt
𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭 𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓏏𓆇𓁐
(Primordial watery abyss)
____________|____________
Ḥeḥu/HH Ḥeḥut/HHt
𓁨 𓎛𓎛𓁨𓏏𓆇𓁐
(One million or infinity and eternity)
____________|____________
Kuku/kkw Kuket/kkwt
𓎡𓎡𓅱𓇰𓀭 𓎡𓎡𓅱𓇰𓏏𓆇𓁐
(Primordial concept darkness)
Or
grH/Ḳerḥ grHt/ Ḳeraḥet
𓎼𓂋𓎛𓂢𓀭 𓎼𓂋𓎛𓂢𓏏𓆇𓁐
Alt
(Alternative to kkw and kkwt)
Rā-Iusaaset, itm/Atum , Atum-Rā, Amun, Amun-Rā, Rā-Horakhty
(masturbated or spat out his children)
___|___
Sw/Shu (air) tfnwt/Tefnut (moisture)
___|___
gb/Geb (earth) nwt/Nut (sky)
_____________________|______________________________________
| | | | |
Wesir/Osiris Auset/Isis Sutekh/Set Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys Horu-Ur (Horus the elder)
Ogdoad/ ογδοάς, Khemenu/ xmnw 'eight' (completeness)
female (serpents) and male (frogs)
𓐁𓇋𓇋𓅱𓀭𓏪 xmnyw
Atum, Nefertum (Kepri in the form another form, young Atum)
(from the Primeval mound/ Benben 𓃀𓈖𓃀𓈖𓉴, or Cosmic egg)
or
Ra
(emerged from the lotus)
Rā-Horakhty (in the form of infant Horu)
(emerged from the lotus)
____________|____________
Nunu/ nnw, Nu/ nw Nunut/ nnwt, Nut/nwt
𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭 𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓏏𓆇𓁐
(Primordial watery abyss)
____________|____________
Ḥeḥu/HH Ḥeḥut/HHt
𓁨 𓎛𓎛𓁨𓏏𓆇𓁐
(One million or infinity and eternity)
____________|____________
Kuku/kkw Kuket/kkwt
𓎡𓎡𓅱𓇰𓀭 𓎡𓎡𓅱𓇰𓏏𓆇𓁐
(Primordial concept darkness)
Or
grH/Ḳerḥ grHt/ Ḳeraḥet
𓎼𓂋𓎛𓂢𓀭 𓎼𓂋𓎛𓂢𓏏𓆇𓁐
Alt
(Alternative to kkw and kkwt)
Kheraha
Babylon of Egypt [Greek]
Location:
Worshiped:
Temples: Temple of Atum
Known for:
Babylon of Egypt [Greek]
Location:
Worshiped:
Temples: Temple of Atum
Known for:
efu14th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈮 Khent-Abet / Khenty-iabty / xnt(y)-iAbt(i) (Foremost of the East)
Location: Fronteir coastal Delta to Pelusium beyond modern Port Said
Worshiped: iAbt/Ȧ'ahbet (Goddess of the East)
White Chapel (Het-net): Horu/ Horus Hebenu (god of the 16th nome of Upper Egypt)
Known for: Wall of Sneferu
Capitol City
Djanet 𓆓𓂝𓈖𓏏𓊖 or 𓆓𓂝𓈖𓏏𓏺𓈗𓈘𓈅𓊖, Tjaru,
Zaru, Tharu, Djaru, Tjaru, Tjalu, Tjel [Other name], Zoan [Biblical], Zele or Sile , Tanis Τάνις [Greek] Tell Abu Sefa [Modern], Ṣān al-Ḥagar صان الحجر [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus of Mesen (Form of a lion), Mut, *Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set
Temples: Temple of Amun
Known for: Sometimes referred to as the Edfu of Lower Egypt. A place of exile for criminals. Frontier zone of the 'ways of Horus' . Start of the Port of Per-Ramesses
Cities
Per-Amun (House of Amun), Pa-ir-men, Sena, Senu
Peromi [Other name], Paramoun Ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ (House of Amun) [Coptic], Seyân [Aramaic] , Sin [ Chaldaic and Hebrew], Pelousion Πηλούσιον [Greek], Pelusium [Latin], Tell el-Farama [Arabic]
Location: Extreme east of the Nile Delta, 30 km southeast of Port Said. Located on the easternmost bank of the nile called Ostium Pelusiacum.
Worshiped: Bastet?
Temples:
Known for: Known as the Thebes of Lower Egypt
𓈮 Khent-Abet / Khenty-iabty / xnt(y)-iAbt(i) (Foremost of the East)
Location: Fronteir coastal Delta to Pelusium beyond modern Port Said
Worshiped: iAbt/Ȧ'ahbet (Goddess of the East)
White Chapel (Het-net): Horu/ Horus Hebenu (god of the 16th nome of Upper Egypt)
Known for: Wall of Sneferu
Capitol City
Djanet 𓆓𓂝𓈖𓏏𓊖 or 𓆓𓂝𓈖𓏏𓏺𓈗𓈘𓈅𓊖, Tjaru,
Zaru, Tharu, Djaru, Tjaru, Tjalu, Tjel [Other name], Zoan [Biblical], Zele or Sile , Tanis Τάνις [Greek] Tell Abu Sefa [Modern], Ṣān al-Ḥagar صان الحجر [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus of Mesen (Form of a lion), Mut, *Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set
Temples: Temple of Amun
Known for: Sometimes referred to as the Edfu of Lower Egypt. A place of exile for criminals. Frontier zone of the 'ways of Horus' . Start of the Port of Per-Ramesses
Cities
Per-Amun (House of Amun), Pa-ir-men, Sena, Senu
Peromi [Other name], Paramoun Ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ (House of Amun) [Coptic], Seyân [Aramaic] , Sin [ Chaldaic and Hebrew], Pelousion Πηλούσιον [Greek], Pelusium [Latin], Tell el-Farama [Arabic]
Location: Extreme east of the Nile Delta, 30 km southeast of Port Said. Located on the easternmost bank of the nile called Ostium Pelusiacum.
Worshiped: Bastet?
Temples:
Known for: Known as the Thebes of Lower Egypt
15th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈯 Djehuty/Tehuti /Thoth (Ibis)
Location: North East Delta along Dammietta branch of the Nile
Worshiped:
White Chapel (Het-net): *Djehuty/ Thoth (of the Northern Hermopolis)
Known for:
Capitol City
Ba'h, Weperhwy/ wp-rḥ.wy
Per-Djehuty-wep-rehwy [Alt Egyptian], Mendesios [Other name] , Hermopolis Magna Ἑρμοῦ πόλις 'City of Hermes' [Greek], Ermupolis [Latin] , Tell el-Rub'a, el-Baqliya/ Tell Baklija, Aszmunein (Tell el-Naqus 'mound of the bell') [Arabic]
Location: situated a little below Thmuis
Worshiped: Djehuty/Thoth, Nehemetaouay (wife of Djehuty), Seshat (Daughter with Djehuty/Thoth ), Hornoufi, (Horu/ Horus the perfect with Wesir/ Osiris,) Mut?, Heryshaf ? Seshat?
Temples: Per-Djehuty
Known for: Importaint cult center for Djehuty during the Late and Graeco-Roman Periods, graveyards full of ibises.
𓈯 Djehuty/Tehuti /Thoth (Ibis)
Location: North East Delta along Dammietta branch of the Nile
Worshiped:
White Chapel (Het-net): *Djehuty/ Thoth (of the Northern Hermopolis)
Known for:
Capitol City
Ba'h, Weperhwy/ wp-rḥ.wy
Per-Djehuty-wep-rehwy [Alt Egyptian], Mendesios [Other name] , Hermopolis Magna Ἑρμοῦ πόλις 'City of Hermes' [Greek], Ermupolis [Latin] , Tell el-Rub'a, el-Baqliya/ Tell Baklija, Aszmunein (Tell el-Naqus 'mound of the bell') [Arabic]
Location: situated a little below Thmuis
Worshiped: Djehuty/Thoth, Nehemetaouay (wife of Djehuty), Seshat (Daughter with Djehuty/Thoth ), Hornoufi, (Horu/ Horus the perfect with Wesir/ Osiris,) Mut?, Heryshaf ? Seshat?
Temples: Per-Djehuty
Known for: Importaint cult center for Djehuty during the Late and Graeco-Roman Periods, graveyards full of ibises.
16th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈰 Kha/ Cha (Fish)
Location: North East Delta from Mendes to coast
Worshiped: Banebdjedet (combo souls of Wesir/ Osiris, Ra, Shu and Geb), HA.t-mH.it/ Hatmehit (fish goddess)
White Chapel (Het-net): He of Djedet
Known for:
Capitol City
Djedet, Per-ba-neb-djedet 'temple of Ba of the lord of Djedet' 𓉐𓏺𓅡𓎟𓊽𓂧𓏏𓊖
Mendes Μένδης [Greek], Tell el-Ruba تل الربع [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Ba-neb-Djedet/ Banebdjedet 'Lord of djedet' (Ram god, soul of Wesir/ Osirus), Hatmehit/ Hat-mehyt (Wife, connection to Hut-Hor/ Hathor), Horu-pa-khered / Harpocrates (Horu/ Horus the Child), Shontet (Acacia goddess considered to be Auset), Auset/ Isis, Nebet-Hut/Nephthys
Temples:
Known for: Necropolis of sacred rams, Wesir/ Osirus was resurrected here.
Cities
Anpet-Djedet
Thmuis [Greek]
Location:
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for: Capital during Roman period
𓈰 Kha/ Cha (Fish)
Location: North East Delta from Mendes to coast
Worshiped: Banebdjedet (combo souls of Wesir/ Osiris, Ra, Shu and Geb), HA.t-mH.it/ Hatmehit (fish goddess)
White Chapel (Het-net): He of Djedet
Known for:
Capitol City
Djedet, Per-ba-neb-djedet 'temple of Ba of the lord of Djedet' 𓉐𓏺𓅡𓎟𓊽𓂧𓏏𓊖
Mendes Μένδης [Greek], Tell el-Ruba تل الربع [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Ba-neb-Djedet/ Banebdjedet 'Lord of djedet' (Ram god, soul of Wesir/ Osirus), Hatmehit/ Hat-mehyt (Wife, connection to Hut-Hor/ Hathor), Horu-pa-khered / Harpocrates (Horu/ Horus the Child), Shontet (Acacia goddess considered to be Auset), Auset/ Isis, Nebet-Hut/Nephthys
Temples:
Known for: Necropolis of sacred rams, Wesir/ Osirus was resurrected here.
Cities
Anpet-Djedet
Thmuis [Greek]
Location:
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for: Capital during Roman period
17th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈱 Beḥdet /bHdt, Semabehdet 𓈲(The Throne)
Location: North East Delta coast to West of Damietta branch to the Nile
Worshiped: Horu/Horus of Behdet
White Chapel (Het-net):
Known for:
Capitol City
Pa-khen-en-Amun 𓅮𓈀𓈖𓇋𓏠𓏏𓊖
Paiuenamun or Paiuenamon 'island of Ammon' [New Kingdom], Diospolis parva 'City of Amun' [Greek], Tell el-Balamun [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Horu, Amun, Sutekh/ Set
Temples: Horu/ Horus of Behdet, Amun-Ra
Known for:
𓈱 Beḥdet /bHdt, Semabehdet 𓈲(The Throne)
Location: North East Delta coast to West of Damietta branch to the Nile
Worshiped: Horu/Horus of Behdet
White Chapel (Het-net):
Known for:
Capitol City
Pa-khen-en-Amun 𓅮𓈀𓈖𓇋𓏠𓏏𓊖
Paiuenamun or Paiuenamon 'island of Ammon' [New Kingdom], Diospolis parva 'City of Amun' [Greek], Tell el-Balamun [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Horu, Amun, Sutekh/ Set
Temples: Horu/ Horus of Behdet, Amun-Ra
Known for:
18th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈳 Am-Khent/ Imu-Khenty/ imty-xnty (Prince of the south)
Location: North East Delta around Bubastis
Worshiped: Bast/ Bastet
White Chapel (Het-net): Bast
Known for:
Capitol City
Per-Bast, Per Bastet 'House of Bast' 𓉐𓏺𓎯𓏏𓊖
Pi-Beseth/ פִּי-בֶסֶת (mouth of loathing), מִּיבֶֿ֫סֶת [Hebrew], Pa-Bast [Alt] Boubastis /Βούβαστις, Boubastos /Βούβαστος, Boubastis/ Βούβαστις (Herodotus) [Greek], Poubasti/ Ⲡⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥϯ (B), pouasti/Ⲡⲟⲩⲁⲥϯ (B), bouasti/Ⲃⲟⲩⲁⲥϯ (B), Poubakhti /Ⲡⲟⲩⲃⲁϭⲧⲓ ? [Coptic], Tell Basta/ تل بسطة [Arabic], Zagazig [Modern]
Location: near modern Zagazig, Southwest of Tanis. On the main routes from Memphis to Sinai and Asia/
Worshiped: [*Bastet, Mia'hesa/ Maahes/ Mihos, Ptah], Ba-en-Auset
Temples: Per-Bast, Mia'hesa/ Maahes/ Mihos, Atum
Known for: Cult center of Bastet, raising of Cats in her honor, Mummified cats, Calasirian lived here division of the Egyptian war-caste, Oracle of Bast. Importance in the Ramesses II reign. Large number of Libyans lived here and some even became pharaohs.
𓈳 Am-Khent/ Imu-Khenty/ imty-xnty (Prince of the south)
Location: North East Delta around Bubastis
Worshiped: Bast/ Bastet
White Chapel (Het-net): Bast
Known for:
Capitol City
Per-Bast, Per Bastet 'House of Bast' 𓉐𓏺𓎯𓏏𓊖
Pi-Beseth/ פִּי-בֶסֶת (mouth of loathing), מִּיבֶֿ֫סֶת [Hebrew], Pa-Bast [Alt] Boubastis /Βούβαστις, Boubastos /Βούβαστος, Boubastis/ Βούβαστις (Herodotus) [Greek], Poubasti/ Ⲡⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥϯ (B), pouasti/Ⲡⲟⲩⲁⲥϯ (B), bouasti/Ⲃⲟⲩⲁⲥϯ (B), Poubakhti /Ⲡⲟⲩⲃⲁϭⲧⲓ ? [Coptic], Tell Basta/ تل بسطة [Arabic], Zagazig [Modern]
Location: near modern Zagazig, Southwest of Tanis. On the main routes from Memphis to Sinai and Asia/
Worshiped: [*Bastet, Mia'hesa/ Maahes/ Mihos, Ptah], Ba-en-Auset
Temples: Per-Bast, Mia'hesa/ Maahes/ Mihos, Atum
Known for: Cult center of Bastet, raising of Cats in her honor, Mummified cats, Calasirian lived here division of the Egyptian war-caste, Oracle of Bast. Importance in the Ramesses II reign. Large number of Libyans lived here and some even became pharaohs.
19th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈴 imty-pHw (Prince of the North)
Location: North East Delta incorporating Tanis
Worshiped: Wadjet (of Nabesha)
White Chapel (Het-net):
Known for:
Capitol City
Djanet 𓆓𓂝𓈖𓏏𓊖, 𓆓𓂝𓈖𓏏𓏺𓈗𓈘𓈅𓊖
Zoan [Biblical] ,Tanis Τάνις [Greek], Soan, San el-Hagar صان الحجر [Arabic]
Location: located on the Tanitic branch of the Nile which has long since silted up
Worshiped: Andjety (Merged with Wesir/ Osiris)
Temples: Temple of Amun, Temple of Horu/ Horus, Temple of Do, Mut? (Khonsu, Astarte)
Known for: Asiatic trade, Center of linen manufacturing
Cities
Imet
Tell Nebasha, Tell Nebesha, Nebesheh, Faraon or Farun [Arabic]
Location: 10km south of Tanis in the Eastern Nile Delta.
Worshiped: Wadjet (Lady of Imet) later Min and Horu/ Horus
Temples: Temple of Wadjet
Known for: ancient capital
Hawaret/ Ht-wart
Avaris, Tel el Dab'a [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for: Capital of Lower Egypt under the Hyksos
Pi-Raneses
Qantir [Arabic?]
Location:
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for:
𓈴 imty-pHw (Prince of the North)
Location: North East Delta incorporating Tanis
Worshiped: Wadjet (of Nabesha)
White Chapel (Het-net):
Known for:
Capitol City
Djanet 𓆓𓂝𓈖𓏏𓊖, 𓆓𓂝𓈖𓏏𓏺𓈗𓈘𓈅𓊖
Zoan [Biblical] ,Tanis Τάνις [Greek], Soan, San el-Hagar صان الحجر [Arabic]
Location: located on the Tanitic branch of the Nile which has long since silted up
Worshiped: Andjety (Merged with Wesir/ Osiris)
Temples: Temple of Amun, Temple of Horu/ Horus, Temple of Do, Mut? (Khonsu, Astarte)
Known for: Asiatic trade, Center of linen manufacturing
Cities
Imet
Tell Nebasha, Tell Nebesha, Nebesheh, Faraon or Farun [Arabic]
Location: 10km south of Tanis in the Eastern Nile Delta.
Worshiped: Wadjet (Lady of Imet) later Min and Horu/ Horus
Temples: Temple of Wadjet
Known for: ancient capital
Hawaret/ Ht-wart
Avaris, Tel el Dab'a [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for: Capital of Lower Egypt under the Hyksos
Pi-Raneses
Qantir [Arabic?]
Location:
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for:
20th Nome Lower Egypt
𓈵 Soped/ Sopedu /spdw (Plumed Falcon)
Location: North East Delta above and West end of Wadi Tummilat
Worshiped: Sopedu (Falcon patron of the east)
White Chapel (Het-net):
Known for: Wadi was used by seasonal migrants from Sinai into Egypt.
Capitol City
Per-Amun
Tjeku [Other names], Pithom, Heroönpolis [Greek] , tell el Maskhuta [Arabic]
Citiies
Per-Sopdu
Soped [Greek] , Saft al Hinna [Modern], Saft el-Henna [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Sopdu, Khensit, Shesemtet
Temples: Temple of Sopdu
Known for:
Qesem 𓍱𓊃𓅓𓊖 ?
Fakussa (Faqus) [Other] , Fakous [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for:
𓈵 Soped/ Sopedu /spdw (Plumed Falcon)
Location: North East Delta above and West end of Wadi Tummilat
Worshiped: Sopedu (Falcon patron of the east)
White Chapel (Het-net):
Known for: Wadi was used by seasonal migrants from Sinai into Egypt.
Capitol City
Per-Amun
Tjeku [Other names], Pithom, Heroönpolis [Greek] , tell el Maskhuta [Arabic]
Citiies
Per-Sopdu
Soped [Greek] , Saft al Hinna [Modern], Saft el-Henna [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Sopdu, Khensit, Shesemtet
Temples: Temple of Sopdu
Known for:
Qesem 𓍱𓊃𓅓𓊖 ?
Fakussa (Faqus) [Other] , Fakous [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for:
Nomes of Upper Egypt
Ta-res 𓇾𓇔𓊖 or Ta-shemāu 𓇾𓇔𓂢𓅱𓈗 𓇾𓇗 Southern Land
Nekhbet 𓈖𓐍𓃀𓇑𓏏𓅐 Goddess of Upper Egypt
Auset/ Isis, Hut-Hor/ Hathor, Sekhmet, Sutekh/ Set
Nekheb 𓇑 The south
Lotus flower and sedge reed
𓇓𓏏𓈖𓀲 Nisw 'of the sedge'
He the King of Upper Egypt
White Crown of Upper Egypt 'Hedjet' 𓋑
1st Nome Upper Egypt
𓈶 Ta-Sety 𓇾𓏏𓌓𓋰(Land of the bow) or Ta Khentit (Borderland)
Location: border area near Nubia, Stretched Northwards to Kom ombo basin and on to Nubt which was another settlement
Worshiped: Khnemu/ Khnum, Sobek, Anuket/ Anukis, Hut-Hor/Hathor, Auset/ Isis, Horu wer/ Horus the Elder, Satet/ Satis, Mandulis (Nubian form of Horu/Horus), iri-Hms-nfr /Arensnuphis ('good companion' of Auset Kush Kingdom linked to Anhur and Shu)
White Chapel (Het-net): Horu wer/ Horus the elder
Capitol City
Abu/ Abw 𓋁𓃀𓐎𓈉 or 𓍋𓃀𓃰𓅱𓎵𓈊
Yebu [Other], Elephantine Ελεφαντίνη [Greek], Elefanteenee جزيرة الفنتين [Arabic] , Kenzi [Nubian]
Location: island in the Nile Northern Nubia. Souther Egypt
Worshiped: [*Khnemu/ Khnum, *Anuket/Anukis, Satet/ Satis/ Sothis (Swenet)], Sept
Temples: Temple of Khnum and satet/ Satis, Temple of Amenhotep III
Known for: mummified ram of the Temple of Khnum, Elephantine Calendar of Things, Stone quarry of granite
Cities
p-ia rk 𓊪𓈀𓂋𓎡𓏏𓊖/ p-iw-rq 𓊪𓈀𓈇𓏺𓂋𓏘𓊖/ P'aaleq (island of Rek)
Pilak ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ [Coptic], Philai Φιλαί [Greek], Filae فيله [Arabic], Philae [Modern]
Worshipped: *Auset/Isis, Wesir/Osiris, Hut-Hor/ Hathor, goddesses of Midwifery, Horu/ Horus, Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys, Imhotep, Anuket, Djer (sun God), Auhut/ iwHt (female Un-Nefer), Ratit/ ritit, Arensnuphis/Anhur/Anhuret
Temples: Temple Per mer dedicated to Auset/Isis Temple (Graeco-Roman), Hut-Hor/ Hathor, (Mandulis and Arensnuphis Nubia god worshiped in Graeco-Romen times)
Known for: The burial place of Wesir/Osiris, tomb of Wesir iAt wab/ Ὰβατον
Sunet/ swntt / swnw (Trade) 𓋴𓃹𓈖𓏏𓊖 (named after the goddess of the same name)
Syene Συήνη, Assuan formally [Greek], Souan ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ [Coptic], Aswân أسوان [Arabic], Aswan [Modern]
Location: peninsula on the right east bank of the Nile, 585 miles from Cairo
Worshipped: Swenet/ swntt
Temples: Abu Simbel, Temple Auset/ Isis
Known for: Temple Abu Simbel
Nubet/ nwbyt 𓃩𓋞𓃀𓏏𓏮 or Pa-Sobek
embo ⲉⲙⲃⲱ [Coptic], Omboi Ὄμβοι [Ancient Greek], Ambo [Latin], Kom Ombo كوم أمبو [Arabic]
Location: own's location on the Nile 50 km north of Aswan
Worshipped: *Sobek, Auset/ Isis, *Horu wer (Hor/Horus the elder)/ Haroeris
Temples: Temple Kom Ombo, Per-Sobek (House of Sobek), Temple Horu/Horus
Known for: Agriculture, Temple Kom Ombo, Crocodile mummies
Silsila
Heny [Other]
Location: natural geological boundary
Worshipped: Hapy
Temples:
Known for: New Kingdom major source of sandstone, supplied Thebes. Nile flooding was measured here associated with the God Hapy
𓈶 Ta-Sety 𓇾𓏏𓌓𓋰(Land of the bow) or Ta Khentit (Borderland)
Location: border area near Nubia, Stretched Northwards to Kom ombo basin and on to Nubt which was another settlement
Worshiped: Khnemu/ Khnum, Sobek, Anuket/ Anukis, Hut-Hor/Hathor, Auset/ Isis, Horu wer/ Horus the Elder, Satet/ Satis, Mandulis (Nubian form of Horu/Horus), iri-Hms-nfr /Arensnuphis ('good companion' of Auset Kush Kingdom linked to Anhur and Shu)
White Chapel (Het-net): Horu wer/ Horus the elder
Capitol City
Abu/ Abw 𓋁𓃀𓐎𓈉 or 𓍋𓃀𓃰𓅱𓎵𓈊
Yebu [Other], Elephantine Ελεφαντίνη [Greek], Elefanteenee جزيرة الفنتين [Arabic] , Kenzi [Nubian]
Location: island in the Nile Northern Nubia. Souther Egypt
Worshiped: [*Khnemu/ Khnum, *Anuket/Anukis, Satet/ Satis/ Sothis (Swenet)], Sept
Temples: Temple of Khnum and satet/ Satis, Temple of Amenhotep III
Known for: mummified ram of the Temple of Khnum, Elephantine Calendar of Things, Stone quarry of granite
Cities
p-ia rk 𓊪𓈀𓂋𓎡𓏏𓊖/ p-iw-rq 𓊪𓈀𓈇𓏺𓂋𓏘𓊖/ P'aaleq (island of Rek)
Pilak ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ [Coptic], Philai Φιλαί [Greek], Filae فيله [Arabic], Philae [Modern]
Worshipped: *Auset/Isis, Wesir/Osiris, Hut-Hor/ Hathor, goddesses of Midwifery, Horu/ Horus, Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys, Imhotep, Anuket, Djer (sun God), Auhut/ iwHt (female Un-Nefer), Ratit/ ritit, Arensnuphis/Anhur/Anhuret
Temples: Temple Per mer dedicated to Auset/Isis Temple (Graeco-Roman), Hut-Hor/ Hathor, (Mandulis and Arensnuphis Nubia god worshiped in Graeco-Romen times)
Known for: The burial place of Wesir/Osiris, tomb of Wesir iAt wab/ Ὰβατον
Sunet/ swntt / swnw (Trade) 𓋴𓃹𓈖𓏏𓊖 (named after the goddess of the same name)
Syene Συήνη, Assuan formally [Greek], Souan ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ [Coptic], Aswân أسوان [Arabic], Aswan [Modern]
Location: peninsula on the right east bank of the Nile, 585 miles from Cairo
Worshipped: Swenet/ swntt
Temples: Abu Simbel, Temple Auset/ Isis
Known for: Temple Abu Simbel
Nubet/ nwbyt 𓃩𓋞𓃀𓏏𓏮 or Pa-Sobek
embo ⲉⲙⲃⲱ [Coptic], Omboi Ὄμβοι [Ancient Greek], Ambo [Latin], Kom Ombo كوم أمبو [Arabic]
Location: own's location on the Nile 50 km north of Aswan
Worshipped: *Sobek, Auset/ Isis, *Horu wer (Hor/Horus the elder)/ Haroeris
Temples: Temple Kom Ombo, Per-Sobek (House of Sobek), Temple Horu/Horus
Known for: Agriculture, Temple Kom Ombo, Crocodile mummies
Silsila
Heny [Other]
Location: natural geological boundary
Worshipped: Hapy
Temples:
Known for: New Kingdom major source of sandstone, supplied Thebes. Nile flooding was measured here associated with the God Hapy
2nd Nome Upper Egypt
𓈷 Wetjes-Horu, Ts Hrw 𓍟𓅃 (Throne of Horu/Horus)
iw-nSn, nsr-nTrw (Throne of the Gods), nsr-ra (Throne of Ra), nst-Hr (Throne of Horu/Horus), nDm-anx, st-wnp [Other Egyptian names]
Location:
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus (of Mesen)
White Chapel (Het-net) : Horu/ Horus of Behedet
Capitol Cities
Behdet/ bHdt 𓄑𓂧𓏏𓊖 , Djeba/ DbA 𓌥𓃀𓊖 (The Perch), Mesen
Apollonopolis Magna Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις [Greek] , 'Adfu إدفو [Arabic], Edfu [Modern],
Location: Between Esna and Aswan, west bank
Worshiped: [*Horu/Horus (the child), Horu-Behdet ,*Sekhet/Hut-Hor/Athor/ Hut-Hor (of Denderah, wife to Horu)], Hor-Nedj-it /Horus the protector of his father, Hybrid Hor-Senet, Horu-Mekhenty/ Hr-m-xnty irty, Ihy or Hor-sema-tawy (Uniter of the two lands)
Temples: Smaller temple Ptolemaic temple of Horu/Horus the child Tell Edfu/ Temple of Edfu, Larger dedicated to disc of the sun.
Known for: Center of worship for Horu/ Horus, Mastabas dated back to Old Kingdom
Settlement
Wetjeset-Hor [Egyptian] Apollinopolis Magna/ Απολλινόπολις [Greek], Apollo superior [Latin] What was left of Edfu
𓈷 Wetjes-Horu, Ts Hrw 𓍟𓅃 (Throne of Horu/Horus)
iw-nSn, nsr-nTrw (Throne of the Gods), nsr-ra (Throne of Ra), nst-Hr (Throne of Horu/Horus), nDm-anx, st-wnp [Other Egyptian names]
Location:
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus (of Mesen)
White Chapel (Het-net) : Horu/ Horus of Behedet
Capitol Cities
Behdet/ bHdt 𓄑𓂧𓏏𓊖 , Djeba/ DbA 𓌥𓃀𓊖 (The Perch), Mesen
Apollonopolis Magna Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις [Greek] , 'Adfu إدفو [Arabic], Edfu [Modern],
Location: Between Esna and Aswan, west bank
Worshiped: [*Horu/Horus (the child), Horu-Behdet ,*Sekhet/Hut-Hor/Athor/ Hut-Hor (of Denderah, wife to Horu)], Hor-Nedj-it /Horus the protector of his father, Hybrid Hor-Senet, Horu-Mekhenty/ Hr-m-xnty irty, Ihy or Hor-sema-tawy (Uniter of the two lands)
Temples: Smaller temple Ptolemaic temple of Horu/Horus the child Tell Edfu/ Temple of Edfu, Larger dedicated to disc of the sun.
Known for: Center of worship for Horu/ Horus, Mastabas dated back to Old Kingdom
Settlement
Wetjeset-Hor [Egyptian] Apollinopolis Magna/ Απολλινόπολις [Greek], Apollo superior [Latin] What was left of Edfu
3rd Nome Upper Egypt
𓈸 Nekhen/ nxn (Shrine)
Latopolites [Greek] , El Kap [Modern Arbaic]
Location: East bank of the Nile, mouth of Wadi Hillal, 80 km south of Luxor
Worshiped: Nekhbet, Djehuty/ Thoth, Horu/ Horus, Khenmu/ Khnum, Nit/Neith, Hor-Nekheni (Horu/Horus of Nekhen)
White Chapel (Het-net): Nekhbet, Horu/ Horus of Nekhen, Wenu
Temples: Temple of Amenhotep III
Known for: first urban centers of the Early Dynastic period
Capitol city
Nekhen/ nxn 𓊕𓈖𓊖
Hierakonpolis/ Ἱεράκων πόλις (City of Hawks), Al-Kom Al-Aħmar, El-Kab, Elkab الكوم الأحمر (Red mound) [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Horu/Horus of Nekhen (White one of Nekhen)
Temples: Temple of Horu/Horus
Known for: Religious and political capital of Upper Egypt end of the Predynastic period , Has the most ancient Temple in Egypt, Location of the Narmer Palette, Known for the Scorpion King, oldest known tomb that is painted, oldest known Zoo.
Iunyt (The Pillar) or Ta-senet, twnyt?
Esna إسنا [Arabic], Latopolis Λατόπολις, πόλις Λάτων) (Nole Perch Fish sacred to Nit/Neith) [Greek]
Location: West bank of the River Nile, 55km south of Luxor
Worshiped: (Nit/Neith of Esna, Khenmu/ Khnum), Heka, Horu of Shedenu at Esna, Aqen/Aken (ferrymen of the dead), Menhyt
Temples: (Temple of Khenmu/ Khnum and Nit/ Netih)
Known for: Ptolemy III Euergetes, the restorer of so many temples, Ritual significance in acts of purity before entering into a temple. Became the Capital after Nekhen.
Nekheb
Eileithyiaspolis/ Eleithyiaspolis [Greek], Lucinae Civitas [Latin], el-Kab [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: (Nekhbet), Djehuty/Thoth
Temples: Temple of Sobek and Nekhbet, Temple of Hut-Hor/ Hathor and Shesmetet
Known for: Capital City New Kingdom
Cities
Hefat /HfAw (City of Serpent)
El Mo'alla (Elevated area) [Arabic]
Location: East bank of the Nile, 44 km south of Luxor
Worshiped: (Hemen (Falcon god)), Hefau
Temples: Hut-Sneferu to Hemen?
Known for: King Ankhtifi
Kom Mer
Location:
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for:
Per-Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Pathyris [Greek], Gebelein (ref. two hills mark boundry) [Arabic]
Location: Nothern limit of the nome, W bank.
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for:
𓈸 Nekhen/ nxn (Shrine)
Latopolites [Greek] , El Kap [Modern Arbaic]
Location: East bank of the Nile, mouth of Wadi Hillal, 80 km south of Luxor
Worshiped: Nekhbet, Djehuty/ Thoth, Horu/ Horus, Khenmu/ Khnum, Nit/Neith, Hor-Nekheni (Horu/Horus of Nekhen)
White Chapel (Het-net): Nekhbet, Horu/ Horus of Nekhen, Wenu
Temples: Temple of Amenhotep III
Known for: first urban centers of the Early Dynastic period
Capitol city
Nekhen/ nxn 𓊕𓈖𓊖
Hierakonpolis/ Ἱεράκων πόλις (City of Hawks), Al-Kom Al-Aħmar, El-Kab, Elkab الكوم الأحمر (Red mound) [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Horu/Horus of Nekhen (White one of Nekhen)
Temples: Temple of Horu/Horus
Known for: Religious and political capital of Upper Egypt end of the Predynastic period , Has the most ancient Temple in Egypt, Location of the Narmer Palette, Known for the Scorpion King, oldest known tomb that is painted, oldest known Zoo.
Iunyt (The Pillar) or Ta-senet, twnyt?
Esna إسنا [Arabic], Latopolis Λατόπολις, πόλις Λάτων) (Nole Perch Fish sacred to Nit/Neith) [Greek]
Location: West bank of the River Nile, 55km south of Luxor
Worshiped: (Nit/Neith of Esna, Khenmu/ Khnum), Heka, Horu of Shedenu at Esna, Aqen/Aken (ferrymen of the dead), Menhyt
Temples: (Temple of Khenmu/ Khnum and Nit/ Netih)
Known for: Ptolemy III Euergetes, the restorer of so many temples, Ritual significance in acts of purity before entering into a temple. Became the Capital after Nekhen.
Nekheb
Eileithyiaspolis/ Eleithyiaspolis [Greek], Lucinae Civitas [Latin], el-Kab [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: (Nekhbet), Djehuty/Thoth
Temples: Temple of Sobek and Nekhbet, Temple of Hut-Hor/ Hathor and Shesmetet
Known for: Capital City New Kingdom
Cities
Hefat /HfAw (City of Serpent)
El Mo'alla (Elevated area) [Arabic]
Location: East bank of the Nile, 44 km south of Luxor
Worshiped: (Hemen (Falcon god)), Hefau
Temples: Hut-Sneferu to Hemen?
Known for: King Ankhtifi
Kom Mer
Location:
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for:
Per-Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Pathyris [Greek], Gebelein (ref. two hills mark boundry) [Arabic]
Location: Nothern limit of the nome, W bank.
Worshiped:
Temples:
Known for:
4th Nome Upper Egypt
𓈹 Waset/ wAst 𓋆 (Dominion Scepter)
𓉺𓏌𓊖𓇓 iwnw-sma (Heliopolis of the South)
Thēbai Θῆβαι [Ancient Greek], al-Uqṣur الأقصر (The Palaces) > Luxor [Arabic], Loʔṣor [Egyptian Arabic], Logṣor [Sa'idi Arabic], Thebes, Luxor, Karnak [Modern]
Location: East of the Nile 800 Km south of the Mediterranean, Lies in the Modern city of Luxor and Karnak on the Nile west bank
Worshiped: [*Amun, Mut, Khonsu or Montju/Montu] Amun-Ra, Amunet (consort to Amun), Sobek, Buchis bull, Meretseger, Ȧmuntet (goddess of the West, eluded to being Hut-Hor/ Hathor 'Lady of the west'),
White Chapel (Het-net): Montu
Temples: Temple of Amun, Temple of Opet Shai, Temple of Chons
Known for: The area around Karnak was called Ipet-isut (Most selected of places). Temple at Karnak has precinct Amun-Ra, precinct Mut and precinct Montu. The temple that Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) built rests near the precinct Amun-Ra. Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open-air museum". It was renowned for its high social status and luxury, but also as a center for wisdom, art, religious and political supremacy. Tutankhamun, decided to leave the city of Amarna and return to his birthplace in Thebes or modern Luxor to restore order.
Capita city
Waset (Dominion Scepter) 𓋆𓏏𓊖, tA-ipAt (The shrine)
𓊖𓏏𓇔𓏏 niwt-rst (Souther city), Niut/ niwt [Other Egyptian]
Thēbai Θῆβαι [Ancient Greek], Thēbai hekatómpyloi Θῆβαι ἑκατόμπυλοι (Thebes of the Hundred Gates) [Greek], Niut-Amun/ niwt-imn (City of Amun) [Egyptian New Kingdom] , Nō Āmôn נא אמון [Hebrew Bible], megálē Dióspolis μεγάλη Διόσπολις (Great Diospolis) (Used in Ptolemaic dynasty Diospolis in fre. to Zeus who was seen as Amun) [Late Greek], Diospolis Magna [Latin] Thebes [Modern]
Location: East of the Nile 800 Km south of the Mediterranean, Lies in the Modern city of Luxor and Karnak on the Nile west bank.
Worshiped: *Amun, Mut, Khonsu, Amun-Ra, (Anpu/ Anubis, Hut-Horut/ Hathor, Amun at Djeser-djeseru)
Temples: Karnak's Temple complex beside the Necropolis called Ta-opet/ tA-ipt [Egyptian] tA-pe [Demotic], Ipet-Sut /ipt-swt Temple of Amun (The one whcihc counts off places), Hut-Amun, Mut and Khonsu, Chapel of Anubis, Hathor Chapel, Sanctuary of Amun in Hatshepsut Temple/ djeser-djeseru 'holy of hollies' at Deir el-Bahari.
Known for: Capital city. Valuable mineral resources and trade routs. On the eastern bank of the Nile, where the temples of Karnak and Luxor stand, and the western bank, where are the large private and royal cemeteries and funerary complexes. Temple of Mut was restored by Hatshepsut.
ipet-iswt (most sacred place) [Egyptian] Karnak [Modern]
ipt/Opet [Egyptian] Luxor [Modern]
𓈹 Waset/ wAst 𓋆 (Dominion Scepter)
𓉺𓏌𓊖𓇓 iwnw-sma (Heliopolis of the South)
Thēbai Θῆβαι [Ancient Greek], al-Uqṣur الأقصر (The Palaces) > Luxor [Arabic], Loʔṣor [Egyptian Arabic], Logṣor [Sa'idi Arabic], Thebes, Luxor, Karnak [Modern]
Location: East of the Nile 800 Km south of the Mediterranean, Lies in the Modern city of Luxor and Karnak on the Nile west bank
Worshiped: [*Amun, Mut, Khonsu or Montju/Montu] Amun-Ra, Amunet (consort to Amun), Sobek, Buchis bull, Meretseger, Ȧmuntet (goddess of the West, eluded to being Hut-Hor/ Hathor 'Lady of the west'),
White Chapel (Het-net): Montu
Temples: Temple of Amun, Temple of Opet Shai, Temple of Chons
Known for: The area around Karnak was called Ipet-isut (Most selected of places). Temple at Karnak has precinct Amun-Ra, precinct Mut and precinct Montu. The temple that Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) built rests near the precinct Amun-Ra. Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open-air museum". It was renowned for its high social status and luxury, but also as a center for wisdom, art, religious and political supremacy. Tutankhamun, decided to leave the city of Amarna and return to his birthplace in Thebes or modern Luxor to restore order.
Capita city
Waset (Dominion Scepter) 𓋆𓏏𓊖, tA-ipAt (The shrine)
𓊖𓏏𓇔𓏏 niwt-rst (Souther city), Niut/ niwt [Other Egyptian]
Thēbai Θῆβαι [Ancient Greek], Thēbai hekatómpyloi Θῆβαι ἑκατόμπυλοι (Thebes of the Hundred Gates) [Greek], Niut-Amun/ niwt-imn (City of Amun) [Egyptian New Kingdom] , Nō Āmôn נא אמון [Hebrew Bible], megálē Dióspolis μεγάλη Διόσπολις (Great Diospolis) (Used in Ptolemaic dynasty Diospolis in fre. to Zeus who was seen as Amun) [Late Greek], Diospolis Magna [Latin] Thebes [Modern]
Location: East of the Nile 800 Km south of the Mediterranean, Lies in the Modern city of Luxor and Karnak on the Nile west bank.
Worshiped: *Amun, Mut, Khonsu, Amun-Ra, (Anpu/ Anubis, Hut-Horut/ Hathor, Amun at Djeser-djeseru)
Temples: Karnak's Temple complex beside the Necropolis called Ta-opet/ tA-ipt [Egyptian] tA-pe [Demotic], Ipet-Sut /ipt-swt Temple of Amun (The one whcihc counts off places), Hut-Amun, Mut and Khonsu, Chapel of Anubis, Hathor Chapel, Sanctuary of Amun in Hatshepsut Temple/ djeser-djeseru 'holy of hollies' at Deir el-Bahari.
Known for: Capital city. Valuable mineral resources and trade routs. On the eastern bank of the Nile, where the temples of Karnak and Luxor stand, and the western bank, where are the large private and royal cemeteries and funerary complexes. Temple of Mut was restored by Hatshepsut.
ipet-iswt (most sacred place) [Egyptian] Karnak [Modern]
ipt/Opet [Egyptian] Luxor [Modern]
𓐂𓇷𓏏𓊹𓊹𓊹 psDt/ Ennead of Waset
Montu > Ȧmun-Rā
(masturbated or spat out his children)
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Sw/Shu (air) tfnwt/Tefnut (moisture)
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gb/Geb (earth) nwt/Nut (sky)
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Wesir/Osiris Auset/Isis Sutekh/Set Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys Horu-Ur (Horus the elder)
Montu > Ȧmun-Rā
(masturbated or spat out his children)
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Sw/Shu (air) tfnwt/Tefnut (moisture)
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gb/Geb (earth) nwt/Nut (sky)
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Wesir/Osiris Auset/Isis Sutekh/Set Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys Horu-Ur (Horus the elder)
Iuny/ iwni/ Iwnw
iwnw-Sma (After Amun-Ra Souther Iunu), Iunu-Montu, Per-Montum, per-Ra House of Ra [Other Egyptian], Ȧn Shemā [Budge], r'-m-njwt, > ri-ia-ma-nu [Akkadian], No-Ammon (City of Amun), On [Biblical], Erment /ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲛⲧ, ermont/ⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲧ [Coptic], Hermonthis, Diospolis Megale (Amun w/ Zeus) [Greek], Armant 'Iunu-Montju (ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲛⲧ/ Coptic]) [Modern]
Location: West bank of the Nile, 12 miles south of Thebes
Worshiped: *Montju/ Montu (as the sun god) and consort *Rāet-Tauy (She of Armant), Amun-Ra
Temples: Temple of Montu
Known for: Was the Capital till the 18th dynasty. Became the Capital under Cleopatra VII. Montu worshiped as a bill, Bucheum, the burial place of the sacred Buchis bulls of Hermonthis.
Cities
Djamet / Dsr-st
Dsrt-imntt 'The Western Holy place' / Medinet Habu [Modern]
Location: West bank of Luxor
Worshiped: Amun, Auset
Temples: Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, Cult center of Amun, Temple of Esna, Deir el-Shelwit/ Temple of Auset/Isis Graeco-Roman)
Known for:
Per-Hathor/ Per-Hut-hor or Inerty/ inr.ti
Aphoditopolis or Pathyris [Greek], Gebelein or Gebelên, Jabalên [Modern]
Location: 40 km south of Thebes
Worshiped: Hut-Hor/ Hathor, Djehuty/ Thoth, Sobek
Temples: Temple of Hut-hor/ Hathor
Known for: Predynastic mummies naturally mummified bodies.
Djerty/ Drty
Thouôt or Tuot [Coptic] , Tuphiom [Greek], Tuphium [Latin], El Tod طود [Arabic] Tod [Modern]
Location: 20 km southwest of Luxor near the Settlement of Hermonthis
Worshiped: *Montju/ Montu, Iunit/Junit, Hemen, Sobek
Temples: Temple of Montu
Known for:
Imiotru
Rizeiqat [Modern]
Location:
Worshiped:
Temples: Temple of Sobek
Known for:
Madu
Medamud [Modern]
Location:
Worshiped: *Montju/ Montu, Bull/ baka/ Buchis (white body with black face)
Temples: Temple of Montu
Known for:
iwnw-Sma (After Amun-Ra Souther Iunu), Iunu-Montu, Per-Montum, per-Ra House of Ra [Other Egyptian], Ȧn Shemā [Budge], r'-m-njwt, > ri-ia-ma-nu [Akkadian], No-Ammon (City of Amun), On [Biblical], Erment /ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲛⲧ, ermont/ⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲧ [Coptic], Hermonthis, Diospolis Megale (Amun w/ Zeus) [Greek], Armant 'Iunu-Montju (ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲛⲧ/ Coptic]) [Modern]
Location: West bank of the Nile, 12 miles south of Thebes
Worshiped: *Montju/ Montu (as the sun god) and consort *Rāet-Tauy (She of Armant), Amun-Ra
Temples: Temple of Montu
Known for: Was the Capital till the 18th dynasty. Became the Capital under Cleopatra VII. Montu worshiped as a bill, Bucheum, the burial place of the sacred Buchis bulls of Hermonthis.
Cities
Djamet / Dsr-st
Dsrt-imntt 'The Western Holy place' / Medinet Habu [Modern]
Location: West bank of Luxor
Worshiped: Amun, Auset
Temples: Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, Cult center of Amun, Temple of Esna, Deir el-Shelwit/ Temple of Auset/Isis Graeco-Roman)
Known for:
Per-Hathor/ Per-Hut-hor or Inerty/ inr.ti
Aphoditopolis or Pathyris [Greek], Gebelein or Gebelên, Jabalên [Modern]
Location: 40 km south of Thebes
Worshiped: Hut-Hor/ Hathor, Djehuty/ Thoth, Sobek
Temples: Temple of Hut-hor/ Hathor
Known for: Predynastic mummies naturally mummified bodies.
Djerty/ Drty
Thouôt or Tuot [Coptic] , Tuphiom [Greek], Tuphium [Latin], El Tod طود [Arabic] Tod [Modern]
Location: 20 km southwest of Luxor near the Settlement of Hermonthis
Worshiped: *Montju/ Montu, Iunit/Junit, Hemen, Sobek
Temples: Temple of Montu
Known for:
Imiotru
Rizeiqat [Modern]
Location:
Worshiped:
Temples: Temple of Sobek
Known for:
Madu
Medamud [Modern]
Location:
Worshiped: *Montju/ Montu, Bull/ baka/ Buchis (white body with black face)
Temples: Temple of Montu
Known for:
5th Nome Upper Egypt
𓈺 Bikwy, netjeruy, Horuy/Herui/Harawî/Hrwy (Two flacons)
Location: Area around Koptos
Worshiped: Min/ Amsu, Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set
White Chapel (Het-net): Min of Coptos
Temples:
Known for:
Capital City
Gebtu/ gb.tiw
Keft Ⲕⲉϥⲧ [Coptic], Koptos Κόπτος [Greek], Qift قفط [Arabic]
Location: starting-point of the two great caravan routes leading to the coast of the Red Sea
Worshiped: *Min, Hut-Horet-Auset, Horu-sa-Auset
Temples:
Known for: Capital city of Horuy, most important religious center in the area
Cities
Khozam
Iushenshen
Location: 15 Kilometers South of Coptos there is the modern town called Khozam
Worshiped: Min, Auset/ Isis, Horu sa Auset ( Horus the child)
Temples:
Known for:
Gesa/ gis
Apollinopolis Απολλινόπολις [Greek], Ἀπόλλωνος ἡ μικρά Apollonopolis Parva, Apollinopolis Mikra or Apollonos minoris [Graeco- Romen], Diocletianopolis [Romen], Gesy قوص, [Arabic], Qus [Modern]
Location: east bank of the nile
worshiped: (Horu/Horus/Haroeris), Heqet
Temples: Temple of Haroeris and Heqet (Ptolemaic period)
Known for: point of departure for expeditions to the Red Sea. 13th century commercial route to the Red sea.
Nebut/ nbwt, Nubt 𓃫𓋞𓃀𓏏𓊖 (City of gold)
Ombos [Greek], Naqada [Arabic], Tukh/Ṭūkh [Modern]
Location: west bank of the nile
Worshiped: *Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set
Temples: Temple of Setesh
Known for: Naqada culture, huge cemetery near Naqādah, pottery, the main predynastic centre in UE
Shenhur, pA-S-n-Hr (The lake of Horu/Horus)
pshenhōr ⲡϣ(ⲉ)ⲛϩⲱⲣ [Coptic], Shenhur [Arabic]
Location: East bank of the Nile, 20km north of Luxor
Worshiped: (Auset/Isis) , Horudja, Tutu, Min, Nit/ Neith, Amun
Temples: Temple of Auset/ Isis (Roman period) , Temple of Horudja (dedicated to Tut), House of Amun/ Temple of Wadi el-Sebua, Temple build by Amenhotep III dedicated to Horu/Horus and Amun, Temple built by Ramesses II dedicated to Amun-Ra and Ra-Horakhty
Known for:
6th Nome Upper Egypt
𓈻 msH, iqr, Aa-ta? (Crocodile)
Location: Most of the east to west bend of the Nile
Worshiped: (Hut-hor/ Hathor)
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Known for:
Capital City
Iunet/ iwnt or Tentyra/ Tantere/ Tentura (The pillar) 𓉺𓈖𓏏𓊖
Ta-Iunu-ta-netjeret (Pillar of the Goddess), Ta-ynt-netert (she of the Devine pillar), Nikentori or Nitentori (Willow Wood) [Original Egyptian Site], Aw-HApt, s.t-Wrt, s.t-msxnt, tA-n- itm, tA-rr [Other Egyptian names], Tentyris, Kainepolis [Greek], Dendera [English] Dandarah دندرة, Qena [Arabic], Denderah [Modern]
Location: West bank of the Nile 5 km South of Qena, 60 km North of Luxor
Worshiped: (*Hut-Hor/ Hathor, Horu/Horus of Edfu, Ihy,) Auset/ Isis, Crocodiles/ Sobek, Sekhet (Hur-Hor of Denderah), Horu-Shu
Temple: Temple of Hut-Hor/ Hathor, Temple of Auset/ Isis (celebrates her birth), Temple of Ihy, Temple of Mammisi (Birth)
Known for: Best-preserved Temple (Temple of Hut-Hor/ Hathor), Dendera zodiac
𓈻 msH, iqr, Aa-ta? (Crocodile)
Location: Most of the east to west bend of the Nile
Worshiped: (Hut-hor/ Hathor)
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Known for:
Capital City
Iunet/ iwnt or Tentyra/ Tantere/ Tentura (The pillar) 𓉺𓈖𓏏𓊖
Ta-Iunu-ta-netjeret (Pillar of the Goddess), Ta-ynt-netert (she of the Devine pillar), Nikentori or Nitentori (Willow Wood) [Original Egyptian Site], Aw-HApt, s.t-Wrt, s.t-msxnt, tA-n- itm, tA-rr [Other Egyptian names], Tentyris, Kainepolis [Greek], Dendera [English] Dandarah دندرة, Qena [Arabic], Denderah [Modern]
Location: West bank of the Nile 5 km South of Qena, 60 km North of Luxor
Worshiped: (*Hut-Hor/ Hathor, Horu/Horus of Edfu, Ihy,) Auset/ Isis, Crocodiles/ Sobek, Sekhet (Hur-Hor of Denderah), Horu-Shu
Temple: Temple of Hut-Hor/ Hathor, Temple of Auset/ Isis (celebrates her birth), Temple of Ihy, Temple of Mammisi (Birth)
Known for: Best-preserved Temple (Temple of Hut-Hor/ Hathor), Dendera zodiac
7th Nome Upper Egypt
𓈼 Seshesh/ sSS (Sistrum), Bat
Location: Around Nag Hammadi.
Worshiped: *Bat, Hut-Hor/ Hathor (replaced Bat New Kingdom), Hu
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Bat
Known for:
Cities
Hut-Sekhem, Hut-Sekhem-Senusret, Hu
Cologne Lucia Septimia Severia Diospolis, Diospolis of Palestine [other names], Diospolis Parva (Little Zeus-City) or Diospolis Superior (Upper Zeus-City), Diospolis Parva [Greek Ptolemaic], Hiw, Hu هُ [Arabic] Hiw, Lod [Modern]
Location: 18 kilometers south-east of Joppa , in the Plain of Sharon.
Worshiped: Hut-Sekhem (for of Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys)
Temple:
Known for:
𓈼 Seshesh/ sSS (Sistrum), Bat
Location: Around Nag Hammadi.
Worshiped: *Bat, Hut-Hor/ Hathor (replaced Bat New Kingdom), Hu
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Bat
Known for:
Cities
Hut-Sekhem, Hut-Sekhem-Senusret, Hu
Cologne Lucia Septimia Severia Diospolis, Diospolis of Palestine [other names], Diospolis Parva (Little Zeus-City) or Diospolis Superior (Upper Zeus-City), Diospolis Parva [Greek Ptolemaic], Hiw, Hu هُ [Arabic] Hiw, Lod [Modern]
Location: 18 kilometers south-east of Joppa , in the Plain of Sharon.
Worshiped: Hut-Sekhem (for of Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys)
Temple:
Known for:
8th Nome Upper Egypt
𓈽 tA-wr (Great Land)
Location: Area around Abydos
Worshiped: Khentamentiu, Wesir/ Osiris, Anhur/ Onuris
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Khenty-Imentiu/ Khentamentiu/ Khentamenthes (Chief of the Westerners)
Known for:
Capital City
Tjenu/ Tjeny/ Tni,tn
This, Thinis [Greek], Girga [Modern]
Location: on the border of the competing Heracleopolitan and Theban
Worshiped: Khenty-Amentiu, Menhit/ mnHyt (consort of Anhur), Inheret-Shu (son of Ra), Anhur/ Onuris
Temple:
Known for: Capital City (of first dynasties of Egypt) relocated to Memphis in the 3rd Dynasty, Narmer or Menes United Egypt.
Cities
Abedju/ AbDw 𓍋𓃀𓈋𓊖
Aboudos Ἄβυδος [Greek] , Al-Arabah, Al-Birba, el-Madfuna, Abydos أبيدوس [Arabic] , Abydos [Modern]
Location: 11 km West of the Nile
Worshiped: Khenty-Amentiu/ Khentamentiu/ Khentamenthes (Chief of the Westerners, manifestation of the dead pharaoh in the underworld as well as a god), Ȧmuntet (goddess of the West), Wesir/ Osiris (Later absorbed Khentamentiu), Auset/ Isis, Anpu/ Anubis, Bes (temple pf Seti I)
Temple: Temple Wesir/ Osiris Khentamentiu, Royal Necropolis rA-pkr (District of Poker-tree)/Umm el-Qa'ab/ أم القعاب (Mother of Pots), Temple of Seti I, Seti I had temples built for Ptah, Re-Horakhty, Amun-Re, Horu/ Horus, Auset/Isis and Wesir/ Osiris.
Known for: Considered one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt, A tradition developed that the Early Dynastic cemetery was the burial place of Osiris and the tomb of Djer was reinterpreted as that of Osiris. Abydos King List written by Seti I Reine
𓈽 tA-wr (Great Land)
Location: Area around Abydos
Worshiped: Khentamentiu, Wesir/ Osiris, Anhur/ Onuris
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Khenty-Imentiu/ Khentamentiu/ Khentamenthes (Chief of the Westerners)
Known for:
Capital City
Tjenu/ Tjeny/ Tni,tn
This, Thinis [Greek], Girga [Modern]
Location: on the border of the competing Heracleopolitan and Theban
Worshiped: Khenty-Amentiu, Menhit/ mnHyt (consort of Anhur), Inheret-Shu (son of Ra), Anhur/ Onuris
Temple:
Known for: Capital City (of first dynasties of Egypt) relocated to Memphis in the 3rd Dynasty, Narmer or Menes United Egypt.
Cities
Abedju/ AbDw 𓍋𓃀𓈋𓊖
Aboudos Ἄβυδος [Greek] , Al-Arabah, Al-Birba, el-Madfuna, Abydos أبيدوس [Arabic] , Abydos [Modern]
Location: 11 km West of the Nile
Worshiped: Khenty-Amentiu/ Khentamentiu/ Khentamenthes (Chief of the Westerners, manifestation of the dead pharaoh in the underworld as well as a god), Ȧmuntet (goddess of the West), Wesir/ Osiris (Later absorbed Khentamentiu), Auset/ Isis, Anpu/ Anubis, Bes (temple pf Seti I)
Temple: Temple Wesir/ Osiris Khentamentiu, Royal Necropolis rA-pkr (District of Poker-tree)/Umm el-Qa'ab/ أم القعاب (Mother of Pots), Temple of Seti I, Seti I had temples built for Ptah, Re-Horakhty, Amun-Re, Horu/ Horus, Auset/Isis and Wesir/ Osiris.
Known for: Considered one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt, A tradition developed that the Early Dynastic cemetery was the burial place of Osiris and the tomb of Djer was reinterpreted as that of Osiris. Abydos King List written by Seti I Reine
/9th Nome Upper Egypt
𓈾 Minu/ mnw, Khenet-Min (named after the God)
Location: Area around Akhmim
Worshiped: Min, Ȧ'ahbet
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Min (Strong Horus)
Known for: Chief sources of the beautiful textiles
Capital City
Ȧpu/ ipw, Khent-min 𓋉𓊾𓁤𓊖
Khmin, Shmin [Coptic], Khemmis, Chemmis/Χέμμις , Panopolis/ Πανων πόλις [Greek], Akhmim أخميم [Arabic], Shmim Ϣⲙⲓⲙ [Coptic] Sohag [Modern]
Location: East bank of the nile, 5 miles to the north east of Sohag
Worshiped: *Min and his consort Ȧ'ahbet (goddess of the East), Min's Consort as well Repyt (lioness goddess) and Thryphis/Anthrebi (associated with Amun-Khem) (lioness goddess), Amsu , Lynkeus/Λυγκέα, Perseus
Temple: Temple to Min, Temple to Perseus the son of Danae
Known for: Fertility worship, Horu/ Horus was born to Auset/ Isis in Khemmis (~ref Horus in the Pyramid Texts by Thomas George Allen)
Cities
Hut-repyt/ H.t-tA-Hr.t-ib
Athribis [Greek] Wannina [Modern]
Location:
Worshiped:
Temple:
Known for:
Neshau
Sohag [Modern]
𓈾 Minu/ mnw, Khenet-Min (named after the God)
Location: Area around Akhmim
Worshiped: Min, Ȧ'ahbet
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Min (Strong Horus)
Known for: Chief sources of the beautiful textiles
Capital City
Ȧpu/ ipw, Khent-min 𓋉𓊾𓁤𓊖
Khmin, Shmin [Coptic], Khemmis, Chemmis/Χέμμις , Panopolis/ Πανων πόλις [Greek], Akhmim أخميم [Arabic], Shmim Ϣⲙⲓⲙ [Coptic] Sohag [Modern]
Location: East bank of the nile, 5 miles to the north east of Sohag
Worshiped: *Min and his consort Ȧ'ahbet (goddess of the East), Min's Consort as well Repyt (lioness goddess) and Thryphis/Anthrebi (associated with Amun-Khem) (lioness goddess), Amsu , Lynkeus/Λυγκέα, Perseus
Temple: Temple to Min, Temple to Perseus the son of Danae
Known for: Fertility worship, Horu/ Horus was born to Auset/ Isis in Khemmis (~ref Horus in the Pyramid Texts by Thomas George Allen)
Cities
Hut-repyt/ H.t-tA-Hr.t-ib
Athribis [Greek] Wannina [Modern]
Location:
Worshiped:
Temple:
Known for:
Neshau
Sohag [Modern]
10th Nome Upper Egypt
𓈿 Wadjet, Uatchet/ wADy.t 𓉀 (named after the goddess)
Location: Lay between Gebel Haridi and Gebel Selim. North of Qaw el Kebir
Worshiped: Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set, mAi-HsA/ Ma'ahes; Anti /Antiwey/ Antaeus /Nemtiwey /Nemty (Hybrid war god of Sutekh/ Set and Horu/ Horus as Hr-sA-Ast/Harsiese), Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Bau
Known for:
Capital City
Djew-qa/ Dw-qAw (High mountain) , Tjebu/ Tbw, TbtA 𓃩𓋸𓊖𓅱 (Sandal)
Tkōou ⲧⲕⲱⲟⲩ, Tkoou ⲧⲕⲟⲟⲩ [Coptic] , Aphroditopolis Ἀνταίου Πόλις, Τιεμπού? [Greek], Anteu [Latin] , Qaw el- Kebir [Arabic]
Location: Eastern bank of the Nile in Sohag
Worshiped: *Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set , mAi-HsA/ Ma'ahes/Mihos , Antiwey/ Antaeus /Nemtiwey /Nemty (Hybrid war god of Sutekh/ Set and Horu/ Horus), Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys
Temple: Temple of Nemty
White Chapel (Het-net): Bau
Known for: Cult Center for Sutekh/Set from Tjebu
𓈿 Wadjet, Uatchet/ wADy.t 𓉀 (named after the goddess)
Location: Lay between Gebel Haridi and Gebel Selim. North of Qaw el Kebir
Worshiped: Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set, mAi-HsA/ Ma'ahes; Anti /Antiwey/ Antaeus /Nemtiwey /Nemty (Hybrid war god of Sutekh/ Set and Horu/ Horus as Hr-sA-Ast/Harsiese), Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Bau
Known for:
Capital City
Djew-qa/ Dw-qAw (High mountain) , Tjebu/ Tbw, TbtA 𓃩𓋸𓊖𓅱 (Sandal)
Tkōou ⲧⲕⲱⲟⲩ, Tkoou ⲧⲕⲟⲟⲩ [Coptic] , Aphroditopolis Ἀνταίου Πόλις, Τιεμπού? [Greek], Anteu [Latin] , Qaw el- Kebir [Arabic]
Location: Eastern bank of the Nile in Sohag
Worshiped: *Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set , mAi-HsA/ Ma'ahes/Mihos , Antiwey/ Antaeus /Nemtiwey /Nemty (Hybrid war god of Sutekh/ Set and Horu/ Horus), Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys
Temple: Temple of Nemty
White Chapel (Het-net): Bau
Known for: Cult Center for Sutekh/Set from Tjebu
11th Nome Upper Egypt
𓉁 Tjay/ stX, SA (Set animal)
Location: West bak of the Nile around Deir Rifa
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus, Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set
Temple: Temple of Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set, Temple of Ma'āt
White Chapel (Het-net): Bau
Known for:
Capital City
Shas-Hotep/ SAs Htp 𓃫𓆷𓋴𓊵𓏏𓊖
Shotep [Coptic] , Hypseli/ Hypsele /Hypselis/ Hypsela, Apollonopolis Parva Ἀπόλλωνος ἡ μικρά, Apotheke [Greek], Shutb, Qus قوص [Arabic]
Location: West bank of the Nile, 8 km southeast of Asyut
Worshiped: Khnum, Lord of SAs Htp Sutekh/StX or Khnum/Xnmw?
Temple:
Known for:
𓉁 Tjay/ stX, SA (Set animal)
Location: West bak of the Nile around Deir Rifa
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus, Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set
Temple: Temple of Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set, Temple of Ma'āt
White Chapel (Het-net): Bau
Known for:
Capital City
Shas-Hotep/ SAs Htp 𓃫𓆷𓋴𓊵𓏏𓊖
Shotep [Coptic] , Hypseli/ Hypsele /Hypselis/ Hypsela, Apollonopolis Parva Ἀπόλλωνος ἡ μικρά, Apotheke [Greek], Shutb, Qus قوص [Arabic]
Location: West bank of the Nile, 8 km southeast of Asyut
Worshiped: Khnum, Lord of SAs Htp Sutekh/StX or Khnum/Xnmw?
Temple:
Known for:
12th Nome Upper Egypt
𓉃 Du-ef/ Dw-f/ Dw-f.t (Viper mountain)
Apotheke, Abutig
Location: East bank of the Nile around Deir el-Gebrawi opposite Asyut
Worshiped: Anti (god of ferrymen, form of Horu?), Khnemu/ Khnum, Nemty (as Adfet-Gau)
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Matyt or Bat
Known for:
Capital City
Per-Nemty
Hierakon, Hieracon Ἱεράκων, Ἱεράκων κώμη, Theracon [Greek], el-Ataula , al-Atawla لعتاولة ? [Arabic ]
Location: It stood nearly midway between the western extremity of Mons Alabastrites and the city of Lycopolis, latitude 27° 15′North
Worshiped: Anti /Antiwey/ Antaeus /Nemtiwey /Nemty/ Duen-anwy, Hor-nubti 'Horu/ Horus of gold' (Hybrid war god of Sutekh/ Set and Horu/ Horus)
Temple: Temple of Nemty
Known for:
Cities
Nen-ent-bak
Antaeoplis Ανταιόπολις, Ada city Ἀνταίου πόλις, Ada coma Ανταίου κώμη [Greek], Tiempou Τιεμπού or Ντιέου Κα [Modern Greek] Kau el Cebu [Modern]
Location: east bank of the Nile, Belongs to the Sohag government
Worshiped: Anti /Antiwey/ Antaeus /Nemtiwey /Nemty (Hybrid war god of Sutekh/ Set and Horu/ Horus), Nebet- Hut/ Nephthys, Wesir/ Osiris, Ada ?
Temple:
Known for: According to Diodorus claimed this city is where the battle between Horu/Horus and Setesh/ Set happened, known for their 'prophet of Nephthys'.
𓉃 Du-ef/ Dw-f/ Dw-f.t (Viper mountain)
Apotheke, Abutig
Location: East bank of the Nile around Deir el-Gebrawi opposite Asyut
Worshiped: Anti (god of ferrymen, form of Horu?), Khnemu/ Khnum, Nemty (as Adfet-Gau)
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Matyt or Bat
Known for:
Capital City
Per-Nemty
Hierakon, Hieracon Ἱεράκων, Ἱεράκων κώμη, Theracon [Greek], el-Ataula , al-Atawla لعتاولة ? [Arabic ]
Location: It stood nearly midway between the western extremity of Mons Alabastrites and the city of Lycopolis, latitude 27° 15′North
Worshiped: Anti /Antiwey/ Antaeus /Nemtiwey /Nemty/ Duen-anwy, Hor-nubti 'Horu/ Horus of gold' (Hybrid war god of Sutekh/ Set and Horu/ Horus)
Temple: Temple of Nemty
Known for:
Cities
Nen-ent-bak
Antaeoplis Ανταιόπολις, Ada city Ἀνταίου πόλις, Ada coma Ανταίου κώμη [Greek], Tiempou Τιεμπού or Ντιέου Κα [Modern Greek] Kau el Cebu [Modern]
Location: east bank of the Nile, Belongs to the Sohag government
Worshiped: Anti /Antiwey/ Antaeus /Nemtiwey /Nemty (Hybrid war god of Sutekh/ Set and Horu/ Horus), Nebet- Hut/ Nephthys, Wesir/ Osiris, Ada ?
Temple:
Known for: According to Diodorus claimed this city is where the battle between Horu/Horus and Setesh/ Set happened, known for their 'prophet of Nephthys'.
13th Nome Upper Egypt
𓉄 Nedjefet-Khentet/ Df.t-xnt /narf-f-xnt (Upper Sycamore and Viper)
Nedjfet Khentet/ nDf.t-xnt.t [Other names]
Location: West bank of the Nile around Asyut
Worshiped: Anpu/ Anubis, Wepwawet
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Wepwawet
Known for: mummies of wolves
Capital City
Zauty, Zawty, Sauti / Sauty/ Syut / zAwi-ti 𓊃𓅭𓅱𓏏𓊖 , 𓊃𓅭𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏲𓏏𓊖 Saiut (Budge)
Seyáwt, Saut [Late Egyptian] , Syout ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ [Coptic] , Lycopolis, Lykopolis, Lykopolis Λυκόπολις, ἡ Λύκων πόλις (The Wolves city) [Greek], Asyut أسيوط [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Anpu/ Anubis, *Wepwawet, Wesir/Osiris (Symbol of the wolf)
Temple: Temple of Wepwawet
Known for: Mummies of wolves. Coptics spoke a dialect called "Lycopolitan" also known as Sub-Akhmimic" and "Assiutic". Largest population of Coptics in Egypt
𓉄 Nedjefet-Khentet/ Df.t-xnt /narf-f-xnt (Upper Sycamore and Viper)
Nedjfet Khentet/ nDf.t-xnt.t [Other names]
Location: West bank of the Nile around Asyut
Worshiped: Anpu/ Anubis, Wepwawet
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Wepwawet
Known for: mummies of wolves
Capital City
Zauty, Zawty, Sauti / Sauty/ Syut / zAwi-ti 𓊃𓅭𓅱𓏏𓊖 , 𓊃𓅭𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏲𓏏𓊖 Saiut (Budge)
Seyáwt, Saut [Late Egyptian] , Syout ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ [Coptic] , Lycopolis, Lykopolis, Lykopolis Λυκόπολις, ἡ Λύκων πόλις (The Wolves city) [Greek], Asyut أسيوط [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Anpu/ Anubis, *Wepwawet, Wesir/Osiris (Symbol of the wolf)
Temple: Temple of Wepwawet
Known for: Mummies of wolves. Coptics spoke a dialect called "Lycopolitan" also known as Sub-Akhmimic" and "Assiutic". Largest population of Coptics in Egypt
14th Nome Upper Egypt
𓉅 Nedjefet-Peḥutet/ nDf.t-pHt.t, narf-f-pH (Lower Sycamore and Viper)
Nedjefet Pehetet/ nart-f-pH [Other names]
Location: West bank of the Nile
Worshiped:
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Known for:
Capital City
Kis, Qesy/ qis/ Ḳis/ qsiA/ qs 𓀫𓋴𓏭𓊖
kōs ⲕⲱⲥ, kōskam ⲕⲱⲥⲕⲁⲙ [Coptic] Kusai, Koussai Κουσσαι [Greek], Chusis, Cusae [Latin], Meir [Other names], al-Qusiya, Qis [Arabic]
Location: West bank of the Nile, 7 km southwest of el-Qusiya
Worshiped: Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Temple:
Known for: Cult center of Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Akhetaten/ Akhet-Aton/ Axt-itn 'Horizon of the Aton' 𓈌𓊖
Amarna (comes from the tribe Beni Amran who lived in the region) [Alternative name], el-Amarna [Arabic]
Location: East bank of the river partly in 15th Nome UE Wenet. Located on the east bank of the Nile River in the modern Egyptian province of Minya, some 58 km (36 mi) south of the city of al-Minya, 312 km (194 mi) south of the Egyptian capital Cairo and 402 km (250 mi) north of Luxor.
Worshiped: Aton/ Aten (aspect of Ra) , other gods were found here, Bes, Taweret, Auset and Shed (identified with Horu the child he was the symbol of salvation)
Temple: Temple to Aton
Cult: Amarna heresy/ Atenism/ Atenist (Lasted about 20 years)
Known for: The new Capital during the reigns of Akhenaten, 18th dynasty, 14th century BC. The capital was moved from Thebes to here by Akhenaten and covered approximately 8 miles. All kings had patron gods but this was the first time that other deities were exclude . To speed up construction of the city most of the buildings were constructed out of mud-brick, and white washed. The most important buildings were faced with local stone. There was a semi-circular bay 10 kl long in the cliffs reminiscent of his god Aton. Famous for it's highly realistic Amarna art style which broke with long-established Egyptian conventions of strict idealistic forms. Tutankhamun, decided to leave the city and return to his birthplace in Thebes or modern Luxor.
𓉅 Nedjefet-Peḥutet/ nDf.t-pHt.t, narf-f-pH (Lower Sycamore and Viper)
Nedjefet Pehetet/ nart-f-pH [Other names]
Location: West bank of the Nile
Worshiped:
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Known for:
Capital City
Kis, Qesy/ qis/ Ḳis/ qsiA/ qs 𓀫𓋴𓏭𓊖
kōs ⲕⲱⲥ, kōskam ⲕⲱⲥⲕⲁⲙ [Coptic] Kusai, Koussai Κουσσαι [Greek], Chusis, Cusae [Latin], Meir [Other names], al-Qusiya, Qis [Arabic]
Location: West bank of the Nile, 7 km southwest of el-Qusiya
Worshiped: Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Temple:
Known for: Cult center of Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Akhetaten/ Akhet-Aton/ Axt-itn 'Horizon of the Aton' 𓈌𓊖
Amarna (comes from the tribe Beni Amran who lived in the region) [Alternative name], el-Amarna [Arabic]
Location: East bank of the river partly in 15th Nome UE Wenet. Located on the east bank of the Nile River in the modern Egyptian province of Minya, some 58 km (36 mi) south of the city of al-Minya, 312 km (194 mi) south of the Egyptian capital Cairo and 402 km (250 mi) north of Luxor.
Worshiped: Aton/ Aten (aspect of Ra) , other gods were found here, Bes, Taweret, Auset and Shed (identified with Horu the child he was the symbol of salvation)
Temple: Temple to Aton
Cult: Amarna heresy/ Atenism/ Atenist (Lasted about 20 years)
Known for: The new Capital during the reigns of Akhenaten, 18th dynasty, 14th century BC. The capital was moved from Thebes to here by Akhenaten and covered approximately 8 miles. All kings had patron gods but this was the first time that other deities were exclude . To speed up construction of the city most of the buildings were constructed out of mud-brick, and white washed. The most important buildings were faced with local stone. There was a semi-circular bay 10 kl long in the cliffs reminiscent of his god Aton. Famous for it's highly realistic Amarna art style which broke with long-established Egyptian conventions of strict idealistic forms. Tutankhamun, decided to leave the city and return to his birthplace in Thebes or modern Luxor.
15th Nome Upper Egypt
𓉆 Wenet, Unut (The hare) more info
Antinoupolis, Shejkh Abada
Location: Area around el-Ashmunein
Worshiped: Bes (Greco-Romen period)
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Bes and Unut, Aha, Djehuty/ Thoth (of the Hermopolis Middle Kingdom)
Known for: alabaster quarrying at Hatnub in the Eastern Desert
Capital City
Khemenu/ Khéménou /Shmoun /Khmoun / Khmun 𓐋𓊖 (City of Eight)
wnw/ Unu 𓃪𓃹𓈖𓏲𓊖 [Other Egyptian], Shmounein/ Ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉⲓⲛ, Shmun 2 /Ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲃ︦ [Coptic], Hermopolis Magna, Hermopolis Megale Ἑρμοῦ πόλις μεγάλη [Greek Ptolemaic] , el-Eshmûnên الأشمونين , al-Ashmunayn [Arabic], Aszmunein [Modern]
Location: East bank of the Nile River in the modern Egyptian province of Minya, some 58 km south of the city of al-Minya, 312 km south of the Egyptian capital Cairo and 402 km north of Luxor. In Al Minya governorate.
Worshiped: *Djehuty/ Thoth (of the Hermopolis Middle Kingdom), Hermes (Greek times), Nehmetaway (New Kingdom consort of Djehuty), *Aton, Aten (During Amarna period), Heka, Ogdoad
Temple: Temple of Djehuty, Temples of the Aten, Hwt-ibTt (bird trap)? (needs ref.)
Known for: Main cult of Djehuty located here, Mummified Ibises and baboons. 6th Dynasty nomarchs were buried in the necropolis of El-Sheikh Sa'id. It's Governers were responsible for quarrying Alabster at Hatnub as well as High Priests of Djehuty/ Thoth Middle Kingdom. The Abode of Xmnw the eight Primeval gods and Djehuty/Thoth the scribe
Nomatchs : Ahanakht, Djehutynakht or Neheri. The last known among them, Djehutihotep
Akhetaten, Akhetaton, axt-itn, Amarna 𓈌𓏏𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓊖 (Horizon of the Aten)
العمارنة al-‘amārnah [Arabic], El-Amarna, Tell el-Amarna [Modern]
Location: Same as Khemenu, The area is located on the east bank of the Nile River in the modern Egyptian province of Minya, some 58 km (36 mi) south of the city of al-Minya, 312 km (194 mi) south of the Egyptian capital Cairo and 402 km (250 mi) north of Luxor.
Worshiped: Aton
Temple: Per-Aton
Known for: Akhenaten in the 18th Dynasty build the City of Akhetaten better known as Amarna here named after the Beni Amran tribe who lived in the region. He moved the Capital here and made a religious center to replace Thebes. Birth place of the highly realistic style of Amarna and the unpopular monotheistic view of worshiping only one god the Aten.
𓉆 Wenet, Unut (The hare) more info
Antinoupolis, Shejkh Abada
Location: Area around el-Ashmunein
Worshiped: Bes (Greco-Romen period)
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Bes and Unut, Aha, Djehuty/ Thoth (of the Hermopolis Middle Kingdom)
Known for: alabaster quarrying at Hatnub in the Eastern Desert
Capital City
Khemenu/ Khéménou /Shmoun /Khmoun / Khmun 𓐋𓊖 (City of Eight)
wnw/ Unu 𓃪𓃹𓈖𓏲𓊖 [Other Egyptian], Shmounein/ Ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉⲓⲛ, Shmun 2 /Ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲃ︦ [Coptic], Hermopolis Magna, Hermopolis Megale Ἑρμοῦ πόλις μεγάλη [Greek Ptolemaic] , el-Eshmûnên الأشمونين , al-Ashmunayn [Arabic], Aszmunein [Modern]
Location: East bank of the Nile River in the modern Egyptian province of Minya, some 58 km south of the city of al-Minya, 312 km south of the Egyptian capital Cairo and 402 km north of Luxor. In Al Minya governorate.
Worshiped: *Djehuty/ Thoth (of the Hermopolis Middle Kingdom), Hermes (Greek times), Nehmetaway (New Kingdom consort of Djehuty), *Aton, Aten (During Amarna period), Heka, Ogdoad
Temple: Temple of Djehuty, Temples of the Aten, Hwt-ibTt (bird trap)? (needs ref.)
Known for: Main cult of Djehuty located here, Mummified Ibises and baboons. 6th Dynasty nomarchs were buried in the necropolis of El-Sheikh Sa'id. It's Governers were responsible for quarrying Alabster at Hatnub as well as High Priests of Djehuty/ Thoth Middle Kingdom. The Abode of Xmnw the eight Primeval gods and Djehuty/Thoth the scribe
Nomatchs : Ahanakht, Djehutynakht or Neheri. The last known among them, Djehutihotep
Akhetaten, Akhetaton, axt-itn, Amarna 𓈌𓏏𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓊖 (Horizon of the Aten)
العمارنة al-‘amārnah [Arabic], El-Amarna, Tell el-Amarna [Modern]
Location: Same as Khemenu, The area is located on the east bank of the Nile River in the modern Egyptian province of Minya, some 58 km (36 mi) south of the city of al-Minya, 312 km (194 mi) south of the Egyptian capital Cairo and 402 km (250 mi) north of Luxor.
Worshiped: Aton
Temple: Per-Aton
Known for: Akhenaten in the 18th Dynasty build the City of Akhetaten better known as Amarna here named after the Beni Amran tribe who lived in the region. He moved the Capital here and made a religious center to replace Thebes. Birth place of the highly realistic style of Amarna and the unpopular monotheistic view of worshiping only one god the Aten.
Ogdoad/ ογδοάς, Khemenu/ xmnw 'eight' (completeness)
female (serpents) and male (frogs)
𓐁𓇋𓇋𓅱𓀭𓏪 xmnyw
from the Primeval mound , Primeval Lotus or Cosmic Egg
Amun/imn Amunet/imnt
𓇋𓏠𓈖𓀭 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏏𓁐
(Air and invisibility)
____________|____________
Nunu/ nnw, Nu/ nw Nunut/ nnwt, Nut/nwt
𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭 𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓏏𓆇𓁐
(Primordial watery abyss)
____________|____________
Ḥeḥu/HH Ḥeḥut/HHt
𓁨 𓎛𓎛𓁨𓏏𓆇𓁐
(One million or infinity and eternity)
____________|____________
Kuku/kkw Kuket/kkwt
𓎡𓎡𓅱𓇰𓀭 𓎡𓎡𓅱𓇰𓏏𓆇𓁐
(Primordial concept darkness)
Or
grH/Ḳerḥ grHt/ Ḳeraḥet
𓎼𓂋𓎛𓂢𓀭 𓎼𓂋𓎛𓂢𓏏𓆇𓁐
Alt
Nia, Nenu Niat, Ennit, Nenuit
(Alternative to kkw and kkwt)
female (serpents) and male (frogs)
𓐁𓇋𓇋𓅱𓀭𓏪 xmnyw
from the Primeval mound , Primeval Lotus or Cosmic Egg
Amun/imn Amunet/imnt
𓇋𓏠𓈖𓀭 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏏𓁐
(Air and invisibility)
____________|____________
Nunu/ nnw, Nu/ nw Nunut/ nnwt, Nut/nwt
𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭 𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓏏𓆇𓁐
(Primordial watery abyss)
____________|____________
Ḥeḥu/HH Ḥeḥut/HHt
𓁨 𓎛𓎛𓁨𓏏𓆇𓁐
(One million or infinity and eternity)
____________|____________
Kuku/kkw Kuket/kkwt
𓎡𓎡𓅱𓇰𓀭 𓎡𓎡𓅱𓇰𓏏𓆇𓁐
(Primordial concept darkness)
Or
grH/Ḳerḥ grHt/ Ḳeraḥet
𓎼𓂋𓎛𓂢𓀭 𓎼𓂋𓎛𓂢𓏏𓆇𓁐
Alt
Nia, Nenu Niat, Ennit, Nenuit
(Alternative to kkw and kkwt)
Cities
Heruer/ Herwer
Hur [Greek]
Location:
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Temple:
Known for:
meḥ
Antinoë, Antinoöpolis [Greek], el-Sheikh Ibada [Arabic]
Location: East bank of the river North of Hermopolis. Lies between 15th and 14th nome
Worshiped:
Temple:
Known for: Founded by Emperor Hadrian dedicated to his drowned Antinous, flushing city Late Antique period.
Hat-nubu/ Hat-nub /Hwt-nbw (House of gold)
Location: 65 km southeast of modern el-Minya, South East of Akhetaten
Worshiped:
Temple:
Known for: To the South East of the city of Akhetaten lay quarries called Hut-nebu/ Hat-nub 'house of gold'. Egyptian alabaster used on sarcophagi, ointment jars and cosmetic containers came from here. Known for Egyptian alabaster (Calcite) quarrying at Hatnub in the Eastern Desert.
Cities
Heruer/ Herwer
Hur [Greek]
Location:
Worshiped:
Temple:
Known for:
meḥ
Antinoë, Antinoöpolis [Greek], el-Sheikh Ibada [Arabic]
Location: East bank of the river North of Hermopolis. Lies between 15th and 14th nome
Worshiped:
Temple:
Known for: Founded by Emperor Hadrian dedicated to his drowned Antinous, flushing city Late Antique period.
Hat-nubu/ Hat-nub /Hwt-nbw (House of gold)
Location: 65 km southeast of modern el-Minya, South East of Akhetaten
Worshiped:
Temple:
Known for: To the South East of the city of Akhetaten lay quarries called Hut-nebu/ Hat-nub 'house of gold'. Egyptian alabaster used on sarcophagi, ointment jars and cosmetic containers came from here. Known for Egyptian alabaster (Calcite) quarrying at Hatnub in the Eastern Desert.
16th Nome Upper Egypt
𓉇 Ma-Hedj (Oryx)
meḥ-Maḥet [Budge]
Location: From Beni Hasan to north of el-Minya
Worshiped: *Pakhet
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Horu/ Horus of Hebenu (Also worshiped at 14th Nome of Lower Egypt)
Known for: tombs at Beni Hasan
Capital City
Hebenu 𓎛𓃀𓈖𓏌𓏲𓊖 (To triumph)
Hebe or Hippónón/ Hipponon / Hipponos Ἱππώνων [Greek] , possibly Kom el-Ahmar (Red hill) [Arabic]
Location: 10 km south of the modern Al-Minya , about 4 km from the necropolis of Zawyet el-Maiyitin/ Zawiyet el-Amwat. In Minya Governorate
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus
Temple: Temple of Horu/ Horus, Temple to Pakhet (lion goddess daughter of Ra) Related to Sekhmet, Bastet and Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Known for: Tomb of Nefer-Sekeru, the great royal scribe.
Cities
Mer-neferet (Beautiful channel), Tadehnet
Per-Imen-mAt-khenty (house of Amun the foremost lion) [Egyptian NK] , TA-dehenet, Tadehnet (the cliff top) [Egyptian LK] Akoris Ἄκωρις or Τῆνις (Tēnis), Ṭihnā al-Ǧabal, Théodosiopolis [Greek], Akoris, Acoris [Latin], Akoris طهنا الجبل, Tihna el-Gebel, al-Wādī, aṭ-Ṭihnāwī, الوادي الطهناوي, Tehna [Arabic]
Location: east bank of the Nile, at and below the limestone cliffs about 12 km north of Al Minya
Worshiped: Lioness Goddess (Shape of the rocks)? Hut-Hor/ Hathor (mistress of the valley entrance), (Sobek lord of Behet) (Lord of the mouth of the Desert path) Became the main god. Djehuty/ Thoth, Auset/ Isis or Mut, Wesir/ Osiris, Horu. Horus, Khonsu (Greek Roman time)
Temple: Temple of Amun (NK) (foremost lion), Sobek?
Known for: The Southern rocks look like a lion laying down, Part of the 16th and 17th nome.
Men'at Khufu (nursing city of Khufu)
Possibly Tmoone ⲧⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ (S), Thmonē ⲑⲙⲟⲛⲏ (B) (The residence) [Coptic] , possibly Minya المنيا [Arabic]
Location: 245 km south of Cairo on the western bank of the Nile
Worshiped:
Temple:
Known for: Pharaoh Khufu or Cheops, builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza. Known as the 'Bride of Upper Egypt', High Coptic Population. Name of the Nome was changed to Men'at Khufu, linking it to the Pharaoh Khufu or Cheops. Later capital.
Nefrusy
Location: Noth of Cause and north of Khmunu (El-Ashmunein)
Worshiped:
Temple:
Known for:Location:
Worshiped:
Temple:
Known for:
Herwer
possibly Hur [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: (Khnemu/ Khnum), Heqet
Temple:
Known for: Middle Kingdom became the capital. The East cliffs at Beni Hasan stood tombs where Middle Kingdom nomarches were barrier south of the Nome.
Seret
Speos Artemidos [Greek]
Location: Slightly south of Beni Hasan
Worshiped: Pakht (wild cat nome goddess)
Temple:
Known for: The Valley there had a quarry. Hatshepsut ordered a shrine cut for the local goddess Pakht. Lat period mummified cats buried here as offerings to Pakht.
𓉇 Ma-Hedj (Oryx)
meḥ-Maḥet [Budge]
Location: From Beni Hasan to north of el-Minya
Worshiped: *Pakhet
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Horu/ Horus of Hebenu (Also worshiped at 14th Nome of Lower Egypt)
Known for: tombs at Beni Hasan
Capital City
Hebenu 𓎛𓃀𓈖𓏌𓏲𓊖 (To triumph)
Hebe or Hippónón/ Hipponon / Hipponos Ἱππώνων [Greek] , possibly Kom el-Ahmar (Red hill) [Arabic]
Location: 10 km south of the modern Al-Minya , about 4 km from the necropolis of Zawyet el-Maiyitin/ Zawiyet el-Amwat. In Minya Governorate
Worshiped: Horu/ Horus
Temple: Temple of Horu/ Horus, Temple to Pakhet (lion goddess daughter of Ra) Related to Sekhmet, Bastet and Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Known for: Tomb of Nefer-Sekeru, the great royal scribe.
Cities
Mer-neferet (Beautiful channel), Tadehnet
Per-Imen-mAt-khenty (house of Amun the foremost lion) [Egyptian NK] , TA-dehenet, Tadehnet (the cliff top) [Egyptian LK] Akoris Ἄκωρις or Τῆνις (Tēnis), Ṭihnā al-Ǧabal, Théodosiopolis [Greek], Akoris, Acoris [Latin], Akoris طهنا الجبل, Tihna el-Gebel, al-Wādī, aṭ-Ṭihnāwī, الوادي الطهناوي, Tehna [Arabic]
Location: east bank of the Nile, at and below the limestone cliffs about 12 km north of Al Minya
Worshiped: Lioness Goddess (Shape of the rocks)? Hut-Hor/ Hathor (mistress of the valley entrance), (Sobek lord of Behet) (Lord of the mouth of the Desert path) Became the main god. Djehuty/ Thoth, Auset/ Isis or Mut, Wesir/ Osiris, Horu. Horus, Khonsu (Greek Roman time)
Temple: Temple of Amun (NK) (foremost lion), Sobek?
Known for: The Southern rocks look like a lion laying down, Part of the 16th and 17th nome.
Men'at Khufu (nursing city of Khufu)
Possibly Tmoone ⲧⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ (S), Thmonē ⲑⲙⲟⲛⲏ (B) (The residence) [Coptic] , possibly Minya المنيا [Arabic]
Location: 245 km south of Cairo on the western bank of the Nile
Worshiped:
Temple:
Known for: Pharaoh Khufu or Cheops, builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza. Known as the 'Bride of Upper Egypt', High Coptic Population. Name of the Nome was changed to Men'at Khufu, linking it to the Pharaoh Khufu or Cheops. Later capital.
Nefrusy
Location: Noth of Cause and north of Khmunu (El-Ashmunein)
Worshiped:
Temple:
Known for:Location:
Worshiped:
Temple:
Known for:
Herwer
possibly Hur [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: (Khnemu/ Khnum), Heqet
Temple:
Known for: Middle Kingdom became the capital. The East cliffs at Beni Hasan stood tombs where Middle Kingdom nomarches were barrier south of the Nome.
Seret
Speos Artemidos [Greek]
Location: Slightly south of Beni Hasan
Worshiped: Pakht (wild cat nome goddess)
Temple:
Known for: The Valley there had a quarry. Hatshepsut ordered a shrine cut for the local goddess Pakht. Lat period mummified cats buried here as offerings to Pakht.
17th Nome Upper Egypt
𓉈 Ȧnpu/ Anupu/ inpu/ inpw/ inpwt "Anubis" (named after Jackal god)
Kynopolites κυνοπολίτης (The City of the dogs), Ὁ Κυνοπολίτης νομός [Greek], Cynopolites [Latin]
Location: The City lies between Nikafar and 20 miles South of Oxyrhinchus, south of Fayum near modern Beni Mazar.
Worshiped: Anpu/Anubis, Anput, Hr-m-inpw Hermanubis, Bata, qb-Hwt/ Kebechet (Daughter of Anpu)
Temple: Temple of Anpu, Temple of Bata
White Chapel (Het-net): Temple to Anpu Hwt-nTr Anpu 𓊹𓉗𓃢𓊖, Anpu/ Anubis of Henu
Known for: Burial ground for dogs. Dog mummies have been found on the opposite bank near Sheykh Fodi in the vicinity of Hamátha. Cynopolis was destroyed by the vice-roy of Nubia Pinehesy during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses XI, and the survivors were enslaved. Agricultureal district of the west bank. The inhabitants of Oxyrhynchos 19th nome of UE and those of a neighboring town called Cynopolis 17th Nome of UE were engaged in a dispute because a person from the latter town ate a sacred fish, after which the inhabitants of Oxyrhynchos started catching and eating dogs this erupted into a civil war which had to be ended by the Romans. ~Plutarch
Capital City
Saka / sA-kA 𓐠𓃒𓊖 or Wten-ha
Kō Κῶ [Greek], El-Kays, El-Kaïs, al-Qes or Al-Qays القيس (in the Region of Al Minya) [Arabic modern], Kasa [Alternative]
Location: West bank
worshiped:
Temple: Temple to Anpu Hwt-nTr Anpu/ Πανούβηϲ? , Temple of Bata (Later)
Known for:
Cities
Ḥōrudy/ Hardai/ Hardaï/ Ḥeru-ṭi(Budge)/ Hr-dy/ Hr-di/ Hrdi/ 𓅃𓂧𓏮𓈐𓊖 (Horus is here); Hr Dw (Horus Sits on the Hill)
thy khahet in Hor-dy (Hordaï) [Other Egyptian], Kynopolis or Cynopolis / Κυνῶν πόλις, κυνῶν πόλις (The City of the dogs) [Greek], Kinopolis [Ptolemaic] Sheikh Fadel [Modern]
Location: island in the river, both sides of the main Nile river bed, and included a part of the current Minya Governorate. The south was Machedž (16), and in the north - Nemta (18) Noma.
worshiped: Anpu, Anput, Bata, qb-Hwt/ Kebechet (Daughter of Anpu)
Temple: Temple of Bata(w), Temple of Anpu/ Anubis, nb dwn anwy (Lord of the Cynopolis)
Known for: Cult center of Anpu, Burial ground for dogs
Henou/ Hnw
Houtnésou
Location:
worshiped: Anpu/ Anubis, Dounânouy/ dwAanw/ dwn anwi
Temple:
Known for:
Hut-Benu/ Hwt-bnw (House of the Phenix)
Location: western shore
worshiped:
Temple:
Known for:
Hut-Redjou/ Hwt-rDw
Location:
worshiped:
Temple:
Known for:
Mer-neferet (Beautiful channel)
Per-Imen-mAt-khenty (house of Amun the foremost lion) [Egyptian NK] , TA-dehenet (the cliff top) [Egyptian LK] Akoris Ἄκωρις or Τῆνις (Tēnis), Ṭihnā al-Ǧabal [Greek], Akoris, Acoris [Latin], Akoris طهنا الجبل, Tihna el-Gebel, al- Wādī aṭ-Ṭihnāwī (Arabic الوادي الطهناوي [Arabic]
Location: east bank of the Nile, at and below the limestone cliffs about 12 km north of Al Minya
Worshiped: Lioness Goddess (Shape of the rocks)? Hut-Hor/ Hathor (mistress of the valley entrance), (Sobek lord of Behet) (Lord of the mouth of the Desert path) Became the main god. Djehuty/ Thoth, Auset/ Isis or Mut, Wesir/ Osiris, Horu. Horus, Khonsu (Greek Roman time)
Temple: Temple of Amun (NK) (foremost lion)
Known for: The Southern rocks look like a lion laying down, Part of the 16th and 17th nome.
𓉈 Ȧnpu/ Anupu/ inpu/ inpw/ inpwt "Anubis" (named after Jackal god)
Kynopolites κυνοπολίτης (The City of the dogs), Ὁ Κυνοπολίτης νομός [Greek], Cynopolites [Latin]
Location: The City lies between Nikafar and 20 miles South of Oxyrhinchus, south of Fayum near modern Beni Mazar.
Worshiped: Anpu/Anubis, Anput, Hr-m-inpw Hermanubis, Bata, qb-Hwt/ Kebechet (Daughter of Anpu)
Temple: Temple of Anpu, Temple of Bata
White Chapel (Het-net): Temple to Anpu Hwt-nTr Anpu 𓊹𓉗𓃢𓊖, Anpu/ Anubis of Henu
Known for: Burial ground for dogs. Dog mummies have been found on the opposite bank near Sheykh Fodi in the vicinity of Hamátha. Cynopolis was destroyed by the vice-roy of Nubia Pinehesy during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses XI, and the survivors were enslaved. Agricultureal district of the west bank. The inhabitants of Oxyrhynchos 19th nome of UE and those of a neighboring town called Cynopolis 17th Nome of UE were engaged in a dispute because a person from the latter town ate a sacred fish, after which the inhabitants of Oxyrhynchos started catching and eating dogs this erupted into a civil war which had to be ended by the Romans. ~Plutarch
Capital City
Saka / sA-kA 𓐠𓃒𓊖 or Wten-ha
Kō Κῶ [Greek], El-Kays, El-Kaïs, al-Qes or Al-Qays القيس (in the Region of Al Minya) [Arabic modern], Kasa [Alternative]
Location: West bank
worshiped:
Temple: Temple to Anpu Hwt-nTr Anpu/ Πανούβηϲ? , Temple of Bata (Later)
Known for:
Cities
Ḥōrudy/ Hardai/ Hardaï/ Ḥeru-ṭi(Budge)/ Hr-dy/ Hr-di/ Hrdi/ 𓅃𓂧𓏮𓈐𓊖 (Horus is here); Hr Dw (Horus Sits on the Hill)
thy khahet in Hor-dy (Hordaï) [Other Egyptian], Kynopolis or Cynopolis / Κυνῶν πόλις, κυνῶν πόλις (The City of the dogs) [Greek], Kinopolis [Ptolemaic] Sheikh Fadel [Modern]
Location: island in the river, both sides of the main Nile river bed, and included a part of the current Minya Governorate. The south was Machedž (16), and in the north - Nemta (18) Noma.
worshiped: Anpu, Anput, Bata, qb-Hwt/ Kebechet (Daughter of Anpu)
Temple: Temple of Bata(w), Temple of Anpu/ Anubis, nb dwn anwy (Lord of the Cynopolis)
Known for: Cult center of Anpu, Burial ground for dogs
Henou/ Hnw
Houtnésou
Location:
worshiped: Anpu/ Anubis, Dounânouy/ dwAanw/ dwn anwi
Temple:
Known for:
Hut-Benu/ Hwt-bnw (House of the Phenix)
Location: western shore
worshiped:
Temple:
Known for:
Hut-Redjou/ Hwt-rDw
Location:
worshiped:
Temple:
Known for:
Mer-neferet (Beautiful channel)
Per-Imen-mAt-khenty (house of Amun the foremost lion) [Egyptian NK] , TA-dehenet (the cliff top) [Egyptian LK] Akoris Ἄκωρις or Τῆνις (Tēnis), Ṭihnā al-Ǧabal [Greek], Akoris, Acoris [Latin], Akoris طهنا الجبل, Tihna el-Gebel, al- Wādī aṭ-Ṭihnāwī (Arabic الوادي الطهناوي [Arabic]
Location: east bank of the Nile, at and below the limestone cliffs about 12 km north of Al Minya
Worshiped: Lioness Goddess (Shape of the rocks)? Hut-Hor/ Hathor (mistress of the valley entrance), (Sobek lord of Behet) (Lord of the mouth of the Desert path) Became the main god. Djehuty/ Thoth, Auset/ Isis or Mut, Wesir/ Osiris, Horu. Horus, Khonsu (Greek Roman time)
Temple: Temple of Amun (NK) (foremost lion)
Known for: The Southern rocks look like a lion laying down, Part of the 16th and 17th nome.
18th Nome Upper Egypt
𓉉 Nemty/nmty/nmti/ anty 𓉊 (named after the Falcon of Gau or Falcon of Nemsti 'the conquered')
nb-Adft "Lord of the Twelfth Upper Egyptian Mount of Vipers ") 𓅇𓏏𓏭𓊖
Location: marking the division of the country between the High Priests of Amun at Thebes and the kings of Egypt at Tanis.
Worshiped: *Anti/ Antiwey/ Antaeus / Nemtiwey /Nemty (Dunanwy, Horu-Nubty, Hybrid war god of Sutekh/ Set and Horu/ Horus)
Temple: Amun-Great-of-Roarings (built by Shoshenq I 10th century BC), nb tA Dsr ('Lord of the Holy Land' form of Anpu/Anubis)
White Chapel (Het-net): Nemty
Known for: Precious jewelry
Capital City
Hut-nesut, Hut-nesu(t), Ha-suten (House of the King)
Location: East bank of the river, present site, the modern Sharuna , is located in the immediate vicinity of Al-Minya, on the eastern side of Nile, opposite Per Medjen
Worshiped: *nb-Hwt-nsw (local god Lord of the house of theKing), nb-tA(wy)-Dsr/ (form of Anpu/Anubis), *dwAanwi; New Kingdom; Horu/ Horus, Sobek, Wesir/Osiris
Temple: Temple of Horu/ Horus-Dunanwy, Horemheb worshiped nb-Hwt-nsw in the form of Horu/Horus and referred to Hut-Nesut as his hometown.
Known for:
Cities
Tayu-djayet, Teudjai, Teudjoi / tAyw-DAyt 𓏏𓄿𓇌𓅱𓍑𓇌𓏏𓊖 (Their walls)
Alabastronopolis? [Greek] Ankyronpolis, Ancyronpolis [Greco-Roman], Teudjoi from tAyw-DAyt/ Tayu-djayet (their walls) [older Arabic], Kom el-Ahmar Sawaris, El Hiba, or El Hibeh الحيبة former Teudjoi/ Teudjoï from tAyw-DAyt [Arabic], Teudjo [Coptic] , Sharuna [Modern]
Location: in Bani Suwayf governorate
Worshiped: Anti/ Antiwey/ Antaeus / Nemtiwey /Nemty (Dunanwy, Horu-Nubty, Hybrid war god of Sutekh/ Set and Horu/ Horus), Sekhmet
Temple: Temple Anti, Temple Sekhmet (Sheshonq), Horus-Dunanwy
Known for:
𓉉 Nemty/nmty/nmti/ anty 𓉊 (named after the Falcon of Gau or Falcon of Nemsti 'the conquered')
nb-Adft "Lord of the Twelfth Upper Egyptian Mount of Vipers ") 𓅇𓏏𓏭𓊖
Location: marking the division of the country between the High Priests of Amun at Thebes and the kings of Egypt at Tanis.
Worshiped: *Anti/ Antiwey/ Antaeus / Nemtiwey /Nemty (Dunanwy, Horu-Nubty, Hybrid war god of Sutekh/ Set and Horu/ Horus)
Temple: Amun-Great-of-Roarings (built by Shoshenq I 10th century BC), nb tA Dsr ('Lord of the Holy Land' form of Anpu/Anubis)
White Chapel (Het-net): Nemty
Known for: Precious jewelry
Capital City
Hut-nesut, Hut-nesu(t), Ha-suten (House of the King)
Location: East bank of the river, present site, the modern Sharuna , is located in the immediate vicinity of Al-Minya, on the eastern side of Nile, opposite Per Medjen
Worshiped: *nb-Hwt-nsw (local god Lord of the house of theKing), nb-tA(wy)-Dsr/ (form of Anpu/Anubis), *dwAanwi; New Kingdom; Horu/ Horus, Sobek, Wesir/Osiris
Temple: Temple of Horu/ Horus-Dunanwy, Horemheb worshiped nb-Hwt-nsw in the form of Horu/Horus and referred to Hut-Nesut as his hometown.
Known for:
Cities
Tayu-djayet, Teudjai, Teudjoi / tAyw-DAyt 𓏏𓄿𓇌𓅱𓍑𓇌𓏏𓊖 (Their walls)
Alabastronopolis? [Greek] Ankyronpolis, Ancyronpolis [Greco-Roman], Teudjoi from tAyw-DAyt/ Tayu-djayet (their walls) [older Arabic], Kom el-Ahmar Sawaris, El Hiba, or El Hibeh الحيبة former Teudjoi/ Teudjoï from tAyw-DAyt [Arabic], Teudjo [Coptic] , Sharuna [Modern]
Location: in Bani Suwayf governorate
Worshiped: Anti/ Antiwey/ Antaeus / Nemtiwey /Nemty (Dunanwy, Horu-Nubty, Hybrid war god of Sutekh/ Set and Horu/ Horus), Sekhmet
Temple: Temple Anti, Temple Sekhmet (Sheshonq), Horus-Dunanwy
Known for:
19th Nome Upper Egypt
𓉋 Wabuy, Wab, Uab/ wAb.wy (The two pure scepters)
Location: located about 160 km south-southwest of Cairo, in the governorate of Al Minya
Worshiped:
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Igay (Sceptre-god)
Known for: The inhabitants of Oxyrhynchos 19th nome of UE and those of a neighboring town called Cynopolis 17th Nome of UE were engaged in a dispute because a person from the latter town ate a sacred fish, after which the inhabitants of Oxyrhynchos started catching and eating dogs this erupted into a civil war which had to be ended by the Romans. ~Plutarch
Capital City
Per-Medjed, Permedjed (named mDd/ elephantfish of the Nile River worshipped there as the fish that ate the penis of Wesir/Osiris.)
Pa-maťet [Budge], Pemdje [Coptic], Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrynkhos Ὀξύρρυγχος [Greek], Oxyrrhynkhoupolis/Οξυρρύγχου Πόλις (Town of the sharp-snouted fish) [Ptolemaic Greek], el-Bahnasa [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: *Mormyrus (fish of Oxyrhynchus who ate the phallus of Osiris after the dismemberment of this god by his brother Set), *Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set, Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys ?
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net):
Known for: Cult of Sutekh, Oxyrhynchus Papyri
Cities
Wenes
Location: West bank
Worshiped:
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net):
Known for: Cult of Sutekh
𓉋 Wabuy, Wab, Uab/ wAb.wy (The two pure scepters)
Location: located about 160 km south-southwest of Cairo, in the governorate of Al Minya
Worshiped:
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Igay (Sceptre-god)
Known for: The inhabitants of Oxyrhynchos 19th nome of UE and those of a neighboring town called Cynopolis 17th Nome of UE were engaged in a dispute because a person from the latter town ate a sacred fish, after which the inhabitants of Oxyrhynchos started catching and eating dogs this erupted into a civil war which had to be ended by the Romans. ~Plutarch
Capital City
Per-Medjed, Permedjed (named mDd/ elephantfish of the Nile River worshipped there as the fish that ate the penis of Wesir/Osiris.)
Pa-maťet [Budge], Pemdje [Coptic], Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrynkhos Ὀξύρρυγχος [Greek], Oxyrrhynkhoupolis/Οξυρρύγχου Πόλις (Town of the sharp-snouted fish) [Ptolemaic Greek], el-Bahnasa [Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: *Mormyrus (fish of Oxyrhynchus who ate the phallus of Osiris after the dismemberment of this god by his brother Set), *Sutekh/ Setesh/ Set, Nebet-Hut/ Nephthys ?
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White Chapel (Het-net):
Known for: Cult of Sutekh, Oxyrhynchus Papyri
Cities
Wenes
Location: West bank
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White Chapel (Het-net):
Known for: Cult of Sutekh
20th Nome Upper Egypt
𓉌 Nart-khenet/ nart-xnt, nar.t xnt.t Atef-khenet (Upper sycamore, Southern, Superior)
Location: West bank of the Nile around Beni Suef
Worshiped: *Heryshef/ Heru-shefi/Herishef /Harsafes/ Harsaphes (ram-god)
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): left empty
Known for:
Capital City
Henennesut, Henen-Nesut, Nenu-sut, nen-nesu(t) (House of the Royal Child)
Khenensu [Budge], Hut-nen-nesu(t) [Assyrian, LK] , Hnes [Hebrew] , Hnas Ϩⲛⲏⲥ [Coptic] , Hipponon Ἱππώνων, Herakleopolites, Heracleopolis Megana, Megálē Herakléous pólis Μεγάλη Ἡρακλέους πόλις (City of Hercules) [Greek], Herakleópolis Ἡρακλεόπολις [Romen], Hipponos-Hipponon [Latin], Ehnasya , Ehnasije el-Medine [ Local Arabic name] Ahnas [Arabic], Ihnasiya Umm al-Kimam (Mother of the Shards), Ihnasiyyah al-Madinah [Egyptian Arabic], Inhnasya el-Medina , Qarara [Modern]
Location: 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the modern city of Beni Suef.
Worshiped:*Heryshef/ Heru-shefi/Herishef /Harsafes/ Harsaphes, Heracles (Ptolemaic period compared to Heryshef)
Temple: Temple of Herakles (Greek) dedicated to Heryshef/ Herishef /Harsafes/ Harsaphes, Temple of Heryshef
Known for: Replaced Memphis (First Intermediate Period), became the principal city of Lower Egypt and was able to exercise its control over much of the region. Cult center of Heryshef. Necropolis of Sedmet el-Gebel.
Hipponos Kastra
Phylake Hipponos, Izbat / Ezbet, Qarara/ Karara
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Nenj-neswt
Location:
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Known for: sacred lake of Heryshef
𓉌 Nart-khenet/ nart-xnt, nar.t xnt.t Atef-khenet (Upper sycamore, Southern, Superior)
Location: West bank of the Nile around Beni Suef
Worshiped: *Heryshef/ Heru-shefi/Herishef /Harsafes/ Harsaphes (ram-god)
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): left empty
Known for:
Capital City
Henennesut, Henen-Nesut, Nenu-sut, nen-nesu(t) (House of the Royal Child)
Khenensu [Budge], Hut-nen-nesu(t) [Assyrian, LK] , Hnes [Hebrew] , Hnas Ϩⲛⲏⲥ [Coptic] , Hipponon Ἱππώνων, Herakleopolites, Heracleopolis Megana, Megálē Herakléous pólis Μεγάλη Ἡρακλέους πόλις (City of Hercules) [Greek], Herakleópolis Ἡρακλεόπολις [Romen], Hipponos-Hipponon [Latin], Ehnasya , Ehnasije el-Medine [ Local Arabic name] Ahnas [Arabic], Ihnasiya Umm al-Kimam (Mother of the Shards), Ihnasiyyah al-Madinah [Egyptian Arabic], Inhnasya el-Medina , Qarara [Modern]
Location: 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the modern city of Beni Suef.
Worshiped:*Heryshef/ Heru-shefi/Herishef /Harsafes/ Harsaphes, Heracles (Ptolemaic period compared to Heryshef)
Temple: Temple of Herakles (Greek) dedicated to Heryshef/ Herishef /Harsafes/ Harsaphes, Temple of Heryshef
Known for: Replaced Memphis (First Intermediate Period), became the principal city of Lower Egypt and was able to exercise its control over much of the region. Cult center of Heryshef. Necropolis of Sedmet el-Gebel.
Hipponos Kastra
Phylake Hipponos, Izbat / Ezbet, Qarara/ Karara
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Nenj-neswt
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Known for: sacred lake of Heryshef
21th Nome Upper Egypt
𓉍 Nart-Peḥu(t) / nart-pHw, nar.t pH.t, Atef-peḥu ( Lower sycamore, Northern, Inferior)
Location: Located 100 kilometres (62 miles) southwest of Cairo, in the Faiyum Oasis, it is the capital of the modern Faiyum Governorate.
Worshiped: Sobek Shedety, (Soknebtunis at Tebtunis, Sokonnokonni at Bacchias, Souxei, Pnepheros and Petsuchos 'Each town developed versions of Sobek to worship'), *Khnemu/ Khnum, Renpet
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Khnemu/ Khnum
Known for: Cult center of Sobek. Founded in around 4000 BC, it is the oldest city in Egypt and one of the oldest continuously occupied cities in the world.
Capital City
Pa-Yma /pA-yma 𓅮𓄿𓇌𓅖𓈗𓈘 (Land of the Lake 'Moeris') Shedet, Shedyt, Shedyt/ Sdyt
Merwer, She-resy, Sheresi [Other names], Shedet [Pharaonic era] , ePʰiom ̀Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ, Peiom Ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲙ [Coptic], Payom Ⲡⲁⲓⲟⲙ (Sea or lake) [Coptic Proper name, Arsinoë, Arsinoe (Renamed after his sister wife) [Ptolemaic period], Crocodilopolis, Euergetis Akanthon (Crocodile City) [Greek], Arsinoë in Arcadia [Romen], Narmouthis (city of Renenutet) [Graeco-Romen Period] al-Fayyūm or El Faiyūm الفيوم [Arabic], Medinet el- Fayum, Madinat al-Fayyum (City of Faiyum) [Previously official Arabic] Medinet Madi (city of the past) Fayum, Fayoum [English], Faiyum Oasis, Al-Fayoum Oasis, Al Fayyum Oasis [Modern]
Location:
Worshiped: Sobek, Sobek Shedety (Pharaonic era), Petsuchos (Tamed Crocodile), Renenutet (goddess of names), Hut-Hor/ Hathor, Shezmu (God of wine and blood), Dja/Medinet Madi Renenutet, Horu-Behedet
Temple: Temple of Sobek
Known for: Main cult of Sobek. Ptolemy II expanded on Sobek's main temple. A tamed Crocodile representing Sobek was adorned with gold and gem pendants. The crocodile lived in a special temple pond and was fed by the priests with food provided by visitors. When the Petsuchos died, it was replaced by another. Faiyum mummy portraits, Egyptian death masks were painted on wood in a pigmented wax technique called encaustic. Known for having a Nilometer.
Cities
Shenakhen, Semenuhor
Se-men Ḥeru [Budge], Akanthon [Greek], Kafr Ammar [Modern]
Location:
Worshiped: Khnemu/ Khnum to Shenakhen, Wesir/ Osiris to Semenuhor
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Known for:
Itjtawy, Ity-Taouy / itii-Tawi/ Iti-tawy
el-Licht, el-Lisht [Arabic]
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Known for: Possibly the same City as Tepihu 22nd Nome UE
Meidoum, Meidum, Medum/ Mer-tem
Atfieh [Another name], Aphroditopolis [Greek]
Location: western side of the Nile
Worshiped: *Khnemu/ Khnum
Temple:
Known for: Funerary complex of Snofru
Karanis
Location:
Worshiped: Pnepheros and Petsuchos (Tamed Crocodile)
Temple:
Known for:
22th Nome Upper Egypt
𓉎 Medenit/mdni.t/mdnj.t, Maten, Metenut/ dmt (Knife)
Location: Northermost Nome of Upper Egypt stretching along Eastern Desert from Atfih towards Mephis
Worshiped: *Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Sobek of the Souther lake, Nit/ Neith (Part of the Fayum region 21st Nome UE)
Known for: animal necropolis, Greco-Roman tombs, and sepulchers of cows in huge limestone tombs.
Capital City
Tepihu, Tep-ihu/ Tep-ihet/ tp-iHw/ tpi-iH/ Tpyhwt (First of the cows)
Ṭep-ȧḥet [Budge], Petpeh [Coptic] , Aphroditopolis [Greek], Atfih, Aṭfīḥ أطفيح [Modern Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Hut-Hor/ Hathor (The White Cow)
Temple: Temple of Hut-Hor/ Hathor, Aphrodite [Greek period]
Known for: Possibly the same City as Itjtawy 21nd Nome UE. Also here is found mastaba of Senweseret-Ankh, the high priest of Ptah and royal architect.
𓉎 Medenit/mdni.t/mdnj.t, Maten, Metenut/ dmt (Knife)
Location: Northermost Nome of Upper Egypt stretching along Eastern Desert from Atfih towards Mephis
Worshiped: *Hut-Hor/ Hathor
Temple:
White Chapel (Het-net): Sobek of the Souther lake, Nit/ Neith (Part of the Fayum region 21st Nome UE)
Known for: animal necropolis, Greco-Roman tombs, and sepulchers of cows in huge limestone tombs.
Capital City
Tepihu, Tep-ihu/ Tep-ihet/ tp-iHw/ tpi-iH/ Tpyhwt (First of the cows)
Ṭep-ȧḥet [Budge], Petpeh [Coptic] , Aphroditopolis [Greek], Atfih, Aṭfīḥ أطفيح [Modern Arabic]
Location:
Worshiped: Hut-Hor/ Hathor (The White Cow)
Temple: Temple of Hut-Hor/ Hathor, Aphrodite [Greek period]
Known for: Possibly the same City as Itjtawy 21nd Nome UE. Also here is found mastaba of Senweseret-Ankh, the high priest of Ptah and royal architect.
ref. https://en.wikipedia.org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nome_(Egypt), http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/geography/cities.htm, http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/geo/nomeu4.html, http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/nomesupper.html, A. E. Wallis Budge, The Egyptians: An Introduction By Robert Morkot
