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Nomes of Lower Egypt
| Number | Glyph | Egyptian name | Greek name | Coptic name | Capital | Modern name of capital | Deity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 𓈠 | Inebu-Hedj | Μεμφίτης Memphites | ⲙⲛⲫⲉ/ ⲉⲕⲉⲡϯⲁ | Ineb-Hedjet (White Walls) | Mit Rahina | Ptah |
| 2 Khepesh 𓈡 (Khensu) ΛητοπολίτηςLetopolites ⲃⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ 𓐍𓋉𓅓𓊖 Khem [Sekhem/ Iry] (Letopolis) Ausim Cow’s thigh Horus 3 Imentet/ Amentet 𓈢 Iment (Ament) ΓυναικοπολίτηςGynaikopolites I-am/ Imu (Apis) Kom El Hisn West Hathor 4 Nit Resu 𓈣 (Sapi-Res) ΠροσωπίτηςProsopites ⲡϣⲁϯ Niciu Zawyet el-Razin 4 (21) Nit Resu 𓈣 (Sapi-Res) ΦθεμφουθPhthemphouth Ptkheka Tanta Southern shield Sobek, Isis, Amun 5 Nit Meḥtet, Nit Meḥetet 𓈤/𓈥 (Sap-Meh) ΣαίτηςSaites ⲥⲁⲓ 𓊃𓅭𓄿𓅱𓊖 Sau/ Zau (Sais) Sa El Hagar Northern shield Neith 6 Khasu’u/ Khasu’wu 𓈦 (Khaset) ΞοίτηςXoites ⲥϧⲱⲟⲩ 𓆼𓋴𓅱𓅱𓏏𓊖 Khasu (Xois) Sakha Mountain bull Amun-Ra 7 Ḥui-ges Imenti/ Ḥui-ges Amenti 𓈧 (A-ment) ΜενελαίτηςMenelaites 𓂧𓏇𓇌𓊖𓏌𓅃𓏤 (Hermopolis Parva, Metelis) Damanhur West harpoon Hu 8 Ḥui-ges Iabti/ Ḥui-ges Aabti 𓈨 Nefer-Iabti (A-bt) ἩροοπολίτηςHeroopolites Thek/ Tjeku / Iset-Tem [= 𓉐𓏤𓏏𓍃𓅓𓏏𓊖 Per-Atum]/ Ān (Heroonpolis, Pithom) Tell al-Maskhuta East harpoon Atum | |||||||
| 9 ‘Andjeti/ ‘Anedjti 𓈩 (Ati) ΒουσιρίτηςBousirites ⲡⲁⲛⲁⲩ 𓉐𓏤𓊨𓁹𓎟𓊽𓂧𓅱𓊖 Djed/ Djedu [Iti] (Busiris) Abu Sir Bara Andjeti Osiris | |||||||
| 10 Kem-Ur/ Kem-Wer 𓈪 Ka-Ka’m (Ka-khem) ἈθριβίτηςAthribites ⲁⲑⲣⲏⲃⲓ 𓉗𓏏𓉐𓇾𓁷𓄣𓊖 Hut-hery-ib (Athribis) Banha (Tell Atrib) Black bull Horus | |||||||
| 11 Ḥesbu/ Ḥesebu 𓈫 (Ka-heseb) ΛεοντοπολίτηςLeontopolites ⲛⲁⲑⲱ Taremu/ Ikhenu (Leontopolis) Tell el-Muqdam Heseb bull Isis | |||||||
| 12 Tjeb-Netjer 𓈬 (Theb-ka) ΣεβεννύτηςSebennytes ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩϯ 𓊹𓍿𓃀𓊖 Tjebnutjer (Sebennytos) Samanud Calf and Cow Anhur | |||||||
| 13 Ḥeka-Redj 𓈭 (Heq-At) ἩλιοπολίτηςHeliopolites ⲱⲛ In (Iunu)/ In-meḥ/ Iset-Tem/ Igert, Igertet, Iqert, Iugertet (Heliopolis) Materiya (suburb of Cairo) Prospering Sceptre Ra | |||||||
| 14 Khenti-Iabti/ Khenti-Aabti 𓈮 (Khent-abt) ΣεθρωίτηςSethroites Tjaru/ Dj‘anet (Sile, Tanis) Tell Abu Sefa Eastmost/ Foremost of the East Horus | |||||||
| 15 Djeḥuti 𓈯 (Tehut) ΜενδήσιοςMendesios ⲛⲓⲙⲉϣϣⲱⲧ Ba’h / Weprehwy (Hermopolis Parva) Baqliya Djehuti (Thoth)/ Ibis Thoth | |||||||
| 16 Ḥat Meḥit 𓈰 (Kha) ΜενδήσιοςMendesios ⲛⲓⲙⲉϣϣⲱⲧ Djedet/ Ā’atjaba (Mendes) Tell El Rubˁ Fish/ Foremost of the Fish Banebdjedet and Hatmehyt | |||||||
| 17 | 𓈱/𓈲 | Beḥdet (Throne of Horus of Behdet) | Διοπολίτης Κάτω Diospolites Kato Diospolis Inferior | ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩ | Smabehdet | Tel El Balamun | Amun-Ra |
| 18 | 𓈳 | Imty Khenti (Prince of the South) | Βουβαστίτης Boubastites Bubastis | ⲡⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥϯ | Per-Bastet (House of Bastet) | Tell Bastah (near Zagazig) | Bastet |
| 19 | 𓈴 | Imty Peḥu (Prince of the North) | Τανίτης Tanites Tanis | ϫⲁⲛⲏ | Dja’net (Leontopolis) | Tell Nebesha or San El Hagar | Wadjet |
| 20 | 𓈵 | Sopdu (Plumed Falcon) | Ἀραβία Arabia | ϯⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ | Per-Sopdu (House of Sopdu) | Saft El Hinna | Sopdet |
