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Aphroditopolite Nome

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Wadjet nome in hieroglyphs

The Aphroditopolite Nome (also Wadjet) was a nome in ancient Egypt. The administrative region was the tenth nome of Upper Egypt.[1] Its capital was Tjebu. During the Ptolemaic period, the nome's capital city was Aphroditopolis.

Several governors of the province are known. These include Kaikhenet (II) in the Old Kingdom.

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