The Aphroditopolite Nome (also Wadjet) was a nome in ancient Egypt. The

administrative Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, administ ...

region was the tenth nome of

Upper Egypt Upper Egypt ( ar, صعيد مصر ', shortened to , , locally: ; ) is the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the lands on both sides of the Nile that extend upriver from Lower Egypt in the north to Nubia in the south. In ancient ...

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/ref> Its capital was

Tjebu Tjebu or Djew-Qa, was an ancient Egyptian city located on the eastern bank of the Nile in what is now Asyut Governorate, Egypt. In Greek and Roman Egypt, its name was Antaeopolis after its tutelary deity, the war god known by the Hellenized n ...

. During the

Ptolemaic Ptolemaic is the adjective formed from the name Ptolemy, and may refer to: Pertaining to the Ptolemaic dynasty * Ptolemaic dynasty, the Macedonian Greek dynasty that ruled Egypt founded in 305 BC by Ptolemy I Soter * Ptolemaic Kingdom Pertaining ...

period, the nome's capital city was Aphroditopolis. Several governors of the province are known. These include

Kaikhenet (II) Kaikhenet was an ancient Egyptian local governor in the Aphroditopolis Nome, 10th Upper Egyptian province; the latter called Wadjet in Egyptian language. Kaikhenet lived at the beginning of the Fifth Dynasty and is known from his decorated rock cut ...

in the Old Kingdom.

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Nomes of ancient Egypt {{AncientEgypt-stub