This is alist of ancient Egyptian sites , throughoutEgypt andNubia . Sites are listed by their classical name whenever possible, if not by their modern name, and lastly with their ancient name if no other is available.
The nomes of Ancient Egypt, in lower Egypt The nomes of Ancient Egypt, in upper Egypt Anome is a subnational administrative division of Ancient Egypt.
Nome 1: White Walls Nome 2: Cow's thigh Nome 3: West Nome 4: Southern Shield Nome 5: Northern Shield Nome 6: Mountain bull Nome 7: West harpoon Nome 8: East harpoon Nome 9: Andjety Nome 10: Black bull Nome 11: Heseb bull Nome 12: Calf and Cow Nome 13: Prospering Scepter Nome 14: Eastmost Nome 15: Fish Nome 16: Djehuti Nome 17: The Throne Nome 18: Prince of the South Nome 19: Prince of the North Nome 20: Plumed Falcon
Lower Egypt (The Nile Delta)[ edit ] Alexandria Athribis (Modern: "Tell Atrib ", Ancient: "Hut-Heryib " or "Hut-Tahery-Ibt ")Avaris (Modern: "Tell el-Dab'a ", Ancient: "Pi-Ri'amsese ")Behbeit el-Hagar Bilbeis Bubastis (Modern: "Tell Basta ", Ancient: "Bast ")Busiris (Modern: "Abu Sir Bana ")Buto (Modern: "Tell el-Fara'in ", Ancient: "Pe ")Cairo (or near Cairo)Hermopolis Parva (Modern: "El-Baqliya " Ancient: "Ba'h ")Iseum (Modern: "Behbeit el-Hagar ", Ancient: "Hebyt ")Kom el-Hisn (Ancient: "Imu " or "Yamu ")Kom-el-Gir Leontopolis (Yahudiya) (Modern: "Tell el-Yahudiya ", Ancient: "Nay-Ta-Hut ")Leontopolis (Modern: "Tell el-Muqdam ")Naukratis (Modern: "el-Gi'eif ", "el-Niqrash ", "el-Nibeira ")Memphite Necropolis (Memphis )Mendes (Modern: "Tell el-Rub'a ", Ancient: "'Anpet ")Qantir /El-Khata'na Sais (Modern: "Sa el-Hagar ", Ancient: "Zau ")Saft el-Hinna (Ancient: "Per -Sopdu ")Sebennytos (Modern: "Samannud ", Ancient: "Tjebnutjer ")Shagamba Suwa Taposiris Magna (Modern: "Abusir ")Tanis (Modern: "San el-Hagar ", Ancient: "Djan'net ")Tell el-Maskhuta (Ancient: "Tjeku ")Tell el-Rataba Tell el-Sahaba Tell Nebesha Tell Qua' Terenuthis (Modern: "Kom Abu Billo ")Thmuis (Modern: "Tell el-Timai ")Tura Xois (Modern: "Sakha ")The area from aboutFaiyum toAsyut is usually referred to as Middle Egypt.
Northern Upper Egypt [ edit ] Southern Upper Egypt [ edit ] Aphroditopolis (Modern: "Gebelein ", Ancient: "Per-Hathor ")Apollinopolis Magna (Modern: "Edfu ", Ancient: "Djeba, Mesen ")Aswan el-Mo'alla (Ancient: "Hefat ")Eileithyiaspolis (Modern: "el-Kab ", Ancient: "Nekheb ")Gebel el-Silsila (Ancient: "Kheny ")Hermonthis (Modern: "Armant ", Ancient: "Iuny ")Hierakonpolis (Modern: "Kom el-Ahmar ", Ancient: "Nekhen ")Iu-miteru Kom Ombo Latopolis (Modern: "Esna ", Ancient: "Iunyt, Senet, Tasenet ")Luxor (Ancient: "Ipet-Resyt ")Sumenu Tuphium (Modern: "Tod ", Ancient: "Djerty ")Map of Nubia Oases and Mediterranean coast [ edit ] Notes and references [ edit ]