What is a Nome?
Q: What is a Nome?
A: A Nome was an administrative part of ancient Egypt. It was also known as a “sepat” in Egyptian, and it was divided into 20 nomes in Lower Egypt and 22 nomes in Upper Egypt.
Q: When did the division of ancient Egypt into nomes happen?
A: The division of ancient Egypt into nomes happened before 3100 BC.
Q: How were the nomes numbered?
A: The nomes were numbered in a more or less orderly fashion starting from west to east through the Nile delta. The numbering started in the west, and continued with higher numbers in the east.
Q: Where was Alexandria located?
A: Alexandria was located in the Third Nome.
Q: Where was Bubastis located?
A: Bubastis was located in the Eighteenth Nome.
Q: Where did Upper Egypt begin?
A: Upper Egypt began at Elephantine close to Egypt's border with Nubia at the First Cataract – which is now modern-day Aswan.
Q: What city was located in the Twenty-First Nome?
A: Meidum was located in the Twenty-First Nome.
