Lexitechnia

I’m not really fond of this set of posts, because it’s turning out to be such an infodump. I’ve discovered the fun part about posting here isn’t just the data, but what I think about it and what I’ve been learning along the way… and this was all so long ago I hardly remember. But, since I’ve started this, I may as well finish with what I have.

XI

Nome

• Egyptian: kꜣ ḥsb (Ka Heseb, “Heseb bull”)
• Greek: νομὸς Καβασίτης (nomos CabasitÄ“s, “Cabasite nome”)

Capital

• Egyptian: ??? (Hebes-ka? Per-maqa?)
• Greek: ??? (Cabasus? Cabasa? Cynopolis?)
• Nearest modern city: ???

XII

Nome

• Egyptian: kꜣ iÍ—w (Ka Iu, “calf and cow”)
• Greek: νομὸς Σεβεννύτης (nomos SebennytÄ“s, “Sebennytic nome”)

Capital

• Egyptian: (Theb-neter(t))
• Greek: Σεβέννυτος (Sebennytos, “Sebennytus”)
• Nearest modern city: Samannud

XIII

Nome

• Egyptian: ḥḳꜣt-ꜥḏ (Hekat-Adj, “prospering scepter”)
• Greek: νομὸς Ἡλιοπολείτης (nomos HÄ“liopolÄ«tÄ“s, “Heliopolite nome”)

Capital

• Egyptian: iÍ—wnw (“On”)
• Greek: (Heliopolis)
• Nearest modern city: Ain Shams, El Mataria

XIV

Nome

• Egyptian: ḫnt-i͗ꜥbt (Khent-Ibt, Eastmost)
• Greek: νομὸς Τανίτης (nomos TanitÄ“s, “Tanite nome”)

Capital

• Egyptian: ḏꜥn.t (Djanet)
• Greek: Τάνις (Tanis)
• Nearest modern city: San el Hagar

XV

Nome

• Egyptian: ḏḥwty (Djehuty, “Thoth”)
• Greek: νομὸς Ἑρμοπολίτης (nomos HermopolitÄ“s, “Hermopolite nome”)

Capital

• Egyptian: pr-ḏḥwty (Per-Djehuty, “House of Thoth”)
• Greek: (Hermopolis)
• Nearest modern city: Al Baqliya

XVI

Nome

• Egyptian: ḥꜣt-mḥyt (Hat-mehit)
• Greek: νομὸς Μενδησιός (nomos MendÄ“sios, “Mendesian nome”)

Capital

• Egyptian: ḏd.t (Djedet)
• Greek: Μένδης (MendÄ“s — later, Thmuis)
• Nearest modern city: Timai el-Amdid

XVII

Nome

• Egyptian: bḥdt (Behdet, “throne”)
• Greek: νομὸς Διοπολείτης Μέγας (nomos DiopolÄ«tÄ“s Megas, “great Diospolitan nome”)

Capital

• Egyptian: (Pa-khen-en-Amen(t))
• Greek: (Diospolis)
• Nearest modern city: Tell el-Balamun

XVIII

Nome

• Egyptian: nn-ḫnt (Nen-khent, “prince of the south”)
• Greek: νομὸς Βουβαστίτης (nomos BÅ«bastitÄ“s, “Bubastite nome”)

Capital

• Egyptian: pr-bꜣst.t (Per-Bastet)
• Greek: Βούβαστις (BÅ«bastis)
• Nearest modern city: Zagazig

XIX

Nome

• Egyptian: nn-pḥ (Nen-peh, “prince of the north”)
• Greek: νομὸς Χεμμίτης (nomos ChemmitÄ“s, “Chemmite nome”)

Capital

• Egyptian: (Per-Wadjit)
• Greek: Βουτώ (BÅ«tō)
• Nearest modern city: Ibtu

XX

Nome

• Egyptian: spd (Seped, “plumed falcon”)
• Greek: νομὸς Προσωπίτης (nomos ProsōpitÄ“s, “Prosopite nome”)

Capital

• Egyptian: ???
• Greek: ???
• Nearest modern city: Saft el-Hinna