Inbu-hedj (Gau)
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Inbu-hedj Jnbw-ḥḏ White Wall |
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Inbu-hedj was the name of the first Lower Egyptian district . The Gau extended a little north of Saujet el-Arjan to south of Lischt on the west side of the Nile and is given in the Gauliste des Sesostris - kiosk with a length of 42.5 kilometers. The main place was the city of Memphis , from which, analogous to Thebes in Upper Egypt , the upper administration of all Lower Egyptian districts was run.
The first mention of Inbu-hedj as a Gau can be found in Sahure and in the world chamber of the Niuserre sanctuary . Since the New Kingdom , the district has been run by the Mayor of Memphis and also includes parts of the east bank, such as the Tura quarries .
literature
- Wolfgang Helck : Gaue . In: Wolfgang Helck (Ed.): Lexicon of Egyptology . tape II . Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1977, ISBN 3-447-01876-3 , p. 394 .