nome
noun
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
nomes
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pluralof nome.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Postponing further discussion of the number 42, associated with nomes and gods, let us examine further data concerning the territorial organization of ancient Egypt.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall
Anubis was the principal god in the capitals of the XVIIth and XVIIIth nomes of Upper Egypt, and secondary god in the XIIIth and probably in the XIIth nome; but his cult was universal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
The army of the north could gather from the remotest nomes by the close of this day also.
From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Elizabeth Miller
He might have described, in the same words, the local gods of the Egyptian nomes, for a similar state of things preceded, and to some extent survived, the syncretic efforts of Egyptian priesthood.
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang
They became the nomes of Pharaonic Egypt, separate districts resembling to a certain degree the States of the American Republic, and preserving to the last their independent life and organisation.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
