nomarch

They stayed basically the same for a long time - there were 42 of them, and each was ruled by a governor called a nomarch.

At the head of each nome stood a nomarch.

'My lord was in council with the nomarch of Assoun at the time.

Pepi I, for example, married two sisters who were the daughters of a nomarch and later made their brother a vizier.

He left Cleomenes as the ruling nomarch to control Egypt in his absence.

For taxation purposes they divided Egypt into nomes, each one governed by a nomarch.

The position of the nomarch was at times hereditary, while at others they were appointed by the pharaoh.

Every nome was ruled by a nomarch (provincial governor) who answered directly to the pharaoh.

Amenemhat, a nomarch during the 12th dynasty (fl.

As Theban nomarch, Mentuhotep's dominion extended south to the first cataract.

Every dwelling was mud brick with an earthen floor, be it the meanest hovel or the mansion of the nomarch.

He was an important nomarch and his name finds mention in Thutmose III's chapel.

As you recall, she referred to the nomarch as that fat toad, and to the governor as a randy old goat.'

The right (south) wall is decorated with scenes from the nomarch's daily life, with potters, metalworkers and a flax harvest, among others.

In northern Greece and in greater Athens, three areas have an additional administrative position between the nomarch and peripheriarch.

Tomb 2 - Amenemhet, known as Ameni, nomarch under Sesostris I.

I know of at least six, including the nomarch of Assoun and the governor of Lot, who have already made offers.' '

Diomedes was appointed prefect ("nomarch") of the Attica and Boeotia Prefecture in 1909.

Mentuhotep may have been a local Egyptian nomarch at Thebes during the early first intermediate period, ca. 2135 BC.

They excavated a tomb (designated number 10A) that belonged to an early Middle Kingdom nomarch named Djehutynakht.

The former nomarch's panic at the mention of his old deputy's name was a lead of sorts, but it was a fish that would have to be played.

His Year 6 is attested in a wall painting from the tomb of a local nomarch named Khnumhotep at Beni Hasan.

Each nomos is headed by a prefect (nomarch), who was until recently a ministerial appointee but is nowadays elected by direct popular vote.

The regional nomarch, or prefect, tells each local office how much it ought to collect in the year (the national total being what the government reckons the budget needs).

His autobiography also suggests that he only became nomarch of Edfu after seizing it from Khuy, who was an ally of Thebes.