Nekhen was the name of the third
Upper Egyptian
nome (province). Nekhen is also the Egyptian name of
Hierakonpolis, one of the main towns in the province. During the
Ptolemaic Greek and
Roman eras, the province was called Latopolites, for
Esna was in this period the main town and its Greek name was Latopolis or Letopolis. The main towns in the province were
Nekhen,
Elkab and Esna. The province is already mentioned in inscriptions of the
Old Kingdom.
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Nekhen was the name of the third
Upper Egyptian
nome (province). Nekhen is also the Egyptian name of
Hierakonpolis, one of the main towns in the province. During the
Ptolemaic Greek and
Roman eras, the province was called Latopolites, for
Esna was in this period the main town and its Greek name was Latopolis or Letopolis. The main towns in the province were
Nekhen,
Elkab and Esna. The province is already mentioned in inscriptions of the
Old Kingdom.
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