Hare nome

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Hare nome was an ancient Egyptian administrative district centered on the city of Hermopolis, notable for its religious significance and association with the god Thoth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian nome
administrativeHierarchy subdivision of Upper Egypt
administrativeRole provincial administrative district
appearsIn ancient Egyptian nome lists on temple walls
associatedWithAnimal hare
associatedWithConcept knowledge
lunar cults
wisdom
writing
associatedWithDeity Thoth NERFINISHED
centeredOn Hermopolis NERFINISHED
cosmologicalRole linked to Hermopolitan creation theology
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
cultCenterOf Thoth NERFINISHED
economicRole agricultural production district
regional trade center around Hermopolis
EgyptianName Khmun NERFINISHED
governedBy nomarch
GreekNameOfCapital Hermopolis Magna NERFINISHED
hasCapital Hermopolis NERFINISHED
hasCulticToponym Khmunu (Hermopolis) NERFINISHED
historicalContinuity persisted as an administrative unit through multiple dynasties
iconography hare atop a standard in nome lists
knownFor scribal and intellectual traditions
temples dedicated to Thoth
languageContext ancient Egyptian
locatedNear Nile River NERFINISHED
majorCity Hermopolis NERFINISHED
modernRegionApproximation area near modern el-Ashmunein in Middle Egypt
partOf Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
positionInUpperEgypt 15th nome of Upper Egypt
principalDeity Thoth NERFINISHED
regionType provincial religious-administrative district
religiousAssociation Ogdoad of Hermopolis NERFINISHED
religiousFunction center of worship for Thoth as god of wisdom
center of worship for Thoth as god of writing
center of worship for Thoth as moon god
religiousInfrastructure temple complex of Thoth at Hermopolis
religiousSignificance major cult center of Thoth
religiousTitle seat of high priests of Thoth at Hermopolis
scripturalEvidence attested in administrative texts from pharaonic Egypt
attested in temple inscriptions at Hermopolis
symbol hare standard
timePeriod Middle Kingdom NERFINISHED
New Kingdom NERFINISHED
Old Kingdom NERFINISHED
Ptolemaic Period NERFINISHED
Roman Period in Egypt NERFINISHED

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Hermopolis nomeName Hare nome