Nome of Upper Egypt

E731533

The Nome of Upper Egypt was an ancient Egyptian administrative district in the southern Nile Valley, encompassing cities such as Lycopolis and governed by local officials under the pharaonic state.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Nome of Upper Egypt canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian administrative division
nome
containsCity Lycopolis
country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
governedBy local officials
governedUnder pharaoh
hasBoundaryType administrative boundary
hasCapital Lycopolis
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
riverine trade
hasGovernmentType provincial administration
hasLanguage Ancient Egyptian
hasReligion ancient Egyptian religion
hasTypeOfLeader nomarch
historicalRegion Upper Egypt
isHistorical true
locatedIn Upper Egypt
southern Nile Valley
linked to: Nile Valley
locatedOn Nile Valley
partOf pharaonic state
system of nomes of Egypt
river Nile
subdivisionOf Egypt
timePeriod Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Pharaonic period
usedFor administration
local governance
tax collection

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lycopolis partOf Nome of Upper Egypt
Ipu region Nome of Upper Egypt