List of ancient Egyptian sites

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This is a List of Ancient Egyptian Sites, throughout all of Egypt and Nubia. Sites are listed by their classical name whenever possible, if not by their modern name, and lastly with their ancient name if no other is available.

Contents 1 Nomes 1.1 Lower Egypt 1.2 Upper Egypt 2 Lower Egypt (The Nile Delta) 3 Middle Egypt 4 Upper Egypt 4.1 Northern Upper Egypt 4.2 Southern Upper Egypt 5 Lower Nubia 6 Upper Nubia 7 The Oases and Mediterranean coast 8 Sinai 9 Eastern Desert 10 References

[edit] Nomes

A nome is a subnational administrative division of Ancient Egypt.

[edit] Lower Egypt

• Nome 1: White fortress
• Nome 2: Cow's thigh
• Nome 3: West
• Nome 4: Southern shield
• Nome 5: Northern shield
• Nome 6: Mountain bull
• Nome 7: West harpoon
• Nome 8: East harpoon
• Nome 9: Anezti
• Nome 10: Black bull
• Nome 11: Heseb bull
• Nome 12: Cow with calf (Calf and Cow)
• Nome 13: Undamaged scepter
• Nome 14: East or anterior nome
• Nome 15: Ibis
• Nome 16: Dolphin (Fish)
• Nome 17: The throne
• Nome 18: Royal child upper nome (Prince of the South)
• Nome 19: Royal child lower nome (Prince of the North)
• Nome 20: East (Plumed Falcon)

[edit] Upper Egypt

• Nome 1: Land of the arch or To Khentit: the frontier (Ta-Seti)
• Nome 2: Throne of Horus
• Nome 3: The rural (Shrine)
• Nome 4: The sceptre
• Nome 5: The two falcons
• Nome 6: The crocodile
• Nome 7: Sistrum
• Nome 8: Great land
• Nome 9: Minu (Min)
• Nome 10: Cobra
• Nome 11: The Set animal (Seth)
• Nome 12: Viper mountain
• Nome 13: Upper pomegranate tree (Upper Sycamore and Viper)
• Nome 14: Lower pomegranate tree (Lower Sycamore and Viper)
• Nome 15: Hare
• Nome 16: Oryx
• Nome 17: The black dog (Jackal)
• Nome 18: Falcon with spread wings (Nemty)
• Nome 19: The pure sceptre (Two Sceptres)
• Nome 20: Upper laurel (Southern Sycamore)
• Nome 21: Lower laurel (Northern Sycamore)
• Nome 22: Knife

[edit] Lower Egypt (The Nile Delta)

[edit] Middle Egypt

The area from about Al Fayyum to Asyut is usually referred to as Middle Egypt.

[edit] Upper Egypt

[edit] Northern Upper Egypt

[edit] Southern Upper Egypt

[edit] Lower Nubia

[edit] Upper Nubia

[edit] The Oases and Mediterranean coast

[edit] Sinai

• Maghara
• Rud el-'Air
• Serabit el-Khadim
• Tell Kedwa

[edit] Eastern Desert

• Wadi Hammamat

[edit] References

• Atlas of Ancient Egypt, John Baines & Jaromir Malek, The America University of Cairo Press, 2002

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