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A nomarch (Ancient Greek: νομάρχης, Ancient Egyptian: ḥrj tp ꜥꜣ Great Chief) was a provincial governor in ancient Egypt; the country was divided into

Mentuhotep I (also Mentuhotep-aa, i.e. "the Great") may have been a Theban nomarch and independent ruler of Upper Egypt during the early First Intermediate

Amenemhat / Ameny Nomarch of the 16th nome of Upper Egypt Amenemhat (middle) receives offerings. Drawing of a decoration from his tomb Predecessor Nakht

was a territorial division in ancient Egypt. Each nome was ruled by a nomarch (Ancient Egyptian: ḥrj tp ꜥꜣ, "Great Chief"). The number of nomes changed

Egypt, nomarchs, gained considerable power. Their posts had become hereditary, and some nomarchs entered into marriage alliances with the nomarchs of neighboring

User (fl. c. 2170 BC) was an ancient Egyptian nomarch (governor) of the Eighth Dynasty. User is mainly known from a false door found at Khozam (ancient

was the rise in power of the provincial nomarchs. Towards the end of the Old Kingdom the positions of the nomarchs had become hereditary, so families often

Ibi (fl. c. 2200 BC) was an Ancient Egyptian Nomarch around the end of the 6th Dynasty. He is well known from his rock cut tomb at Deir el-Gabrawi. Ibi

Intermediate Period and for some of the Middle Kingdom period it was common for nomarchs (someone who oversees/controls a government specified area) to be hereditary

free dictionary. User (ancient Egyptian official), an ancient Egyptian nomarch (governor) of the Eighth Dynasty Useramen, an ancient Egyptian vizier also