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| Amentet | |||
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| "West" | |||
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| Region | Lower Egypt | ||
| Capital | Momemphis | ||
| Other sites | Alexandria, Rhacotis, Taposiris Magna, Taposiris Parva, Mareia, Canopus, Menouthis, Heracleion, Terenouthis, Naucratis, Gynaikopolis, Andropolis, Kom Firin, Psenemphaia, Paulinou, Chortaso | ||
| Main deities | Hathor | ||
Amentet (transliteration: ỉmn.t-t, meaning: "West") was the third nome of Lower Egypt and the westernmost nome of the Nile Delta. The nome's capital city since the New Kingdom was Momemphis. The previous capital was a certain Hut-Ihyt (ḥwt-ỉḥy.t), which has not been discovered yet.[1]
Nomarchs[]
The following nomarchs of Amentet are known:
Twenty-second Dynasty[]
References[]
- ↑ Baines & Malek 1980, p. 168.
Bibliography[]
- Baines, J./Malek, J., 1980: Atlas of Ancient Egypt. Equinox, Oxford.
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