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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Hare nome canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

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 ⓘ
centeredOn Hermopolis ⓘ
cosmologicalRole linked to Hermopolitan creation theology ⓘ
country Ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
cultCenterOf Thoth ⓘ
economicRole agricultural production district ⓘ
regional trade center around Hermopolis ⓘ
EgyptianName Khmun ⓘ
governedBy nomarch ⓘ
GreekNameOfCapital Hermopolis Magna ⓘ
linked to: Hermopolis
hasCapital Hermopolis ⓘ
hasCulticToponym Khmunu (Hermopolis) ⓘ
linked to: Hermopolis
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 ⓘ
linked to: Nile
majorCity Hermopolis ⓘ
modernRegionApproximation area near modern el-Ashmunein in Middle Egypt ⓘ
partOf Upper Egypt ⓘ
positionInUpperEgypt 15th nome of Upper Egypt ⓘ
principalDeity Thoth ⓘ
regionType provincial religious-administrative district ⓘ
religiousAssociation Ogdoad of Hermopolis ⓘ
linked to: Hermopolitan Ogdoad
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 ⓘ
New Kingdom ⓘ
Old Kingdom ⓘ
Ptolemaic Period ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom

Roman Period in Egypt ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hermopolis → nomeName → Hare nome ⓘ