Aphroditopolis Nome
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The Aphroditopolis Nome was a nome
, an administrative
region in Ancient Egypt
. It was the tenth nome of Upper Egypt
. The capital city was Aphroditopolis
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Nome (Egypt)
A nome was a subnational administrative division of ancient Egypt. Today's use of the Greek nome rather than the Egyptian term sepat came about during the Ptolemaic period. Fascinated with Egypt, Greeks created many historical records about the country...
, an administrative
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
region in Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
. It was the tenth nome of Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt is the strip of land, on both sides of the Nile valley, that extends from the cataract boundaries of modern-day Aswan north to the area between El-Ayait and Zawyet Dahshur . The northern section of Upper Egypt, between El-Ayait and Sohag is sometimes known as Middle Egypt...
. The capital city was Aphroditopolis
Aphroditopolis
Aphroditopolis is the Greek name given to two Egyptian cities:* Tpyhwt in Ancient Egypt, Petpeh in Coptic, today known as Atfih.* Per Hathor in Ancient Egypt, Pathyris or Aphroditopolis during the Greco-Roman era, today known as Gebelein....
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