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to "dwelling" and "district"; the Ancient Egyptian term was ( /sep?t/). Today's use of the Ancient Greek rather than the Ancient Egyptian term came about during the Ptolemaic period, when the use of Greek was widespread in Egypt. The availability of Greek records on Egypt influenced the adoption of Greek terms by later historians.

History

Dynastic Egypt

The division of ancient Egypt into nomes can be traced back to the Early Dynastic period,

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