Heptanomis

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Heptanomis was an ancient region of Middle Egypt situated between Lower Egypt and the Thebaid, encompassing several important nomes along the Nile.

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Heptanomis canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
region of ancient Egypt
administrativeRole grouping of nomes
borderedBy Delta region
Upper Egypt
capitalOrMajorCity Heracleopolis Magna
linked to: Herakleopolis Magna

Hermopolis
Oxyrhynchus
composedOf nome
country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
describedIn classical geography
follows Lower Egypt
hasPart Antaeopolis nome
Aphroditopolis nome
Cynopolis nome
linked to: Cynopolis

Heracleopolis nome
linked to: Herakleopolis Magna

Hermopolis nome
linked to: Hermopolis

Lycopolis nome
linked to: Lycopolis

Oxyrhynchus nome
linked to: Oxyrhynchus
historicalStatus defunct administrative region
knownFrom Greek and Roman authors
languageOfName Greek
locatedBetween Lower Egypt
Thebaid
locatedIn Middle Egypt
linked to: central Egypt
nameMeaning seven nomes
partOf Nile Valley
precedes Thebaid
timePeriod Pharaonic Egypt
Ptolemaic Egypt
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom

Roman Egypt
traversedBy Nile

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Thebaid borders Heptanomis