Noret-Khent
Nome of Ancient Egypt
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Noret-Khent (Southern Sycamore land) or the Herakleopolite nome was a nome of Ancient Egypt, the 20th nome in Upper Egypt. Its capital was Heracleopolis Magna.[1] The nome lies entirely within the modern Beni Suef Governorate.[2]
The first mention of the region as a nome appears in the Old Kingdom, within the "Room of the Seasons" at the sun temple of Nyuserre.
The main deity worshipped in this nome was Heryshaf.
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Geography
The Herakleopolite nome was one of the 22 nomes in Upper Egypt. It was located in the northern part of Upper Egypt.
