nomes
- plural of nome.
Example Sentences
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The aid of Egypt was implored, and certain promises of support and assistance received, in part from Tehrak, in part from Shabatok and other native rulers of nomes and cities.
From Ancient Egypt by Rawlinson, George
It is divided according to the districts and prefectures, which they call nomes; these are twenty-five in number, and their names are given to an equal number of large buildings.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max
It was not the nomes that were birds or men, but the deities worshipped in them.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
To him was ascribed the creation of the world, just as it was ascribed by each of the other nomes to their chief god.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
In the sacred axe, therefore, which denoted a god, we may see a parallel to the standards on the prow of the prehistoric boat or to the symbols of the nomes.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
